World Trade Bridge

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Coordinates: 27 ° 35 ′ 50 ″  N , 99 ° 32 ′ 14 ″  W.

World Trade Bridge
World Trade Bridge
World Trade Bridge
use Commercial traffic only
Crossing of Rio Grande
place Laredo, Texas - Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
Entertained by City of Laredo, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes
construction T-beam bridges
overall length approx. 310 m
width approx. 36 m
vehicles per day 3,579 vehicles
start of building September 30, 1998
completion April 15, 2000
toll $ 3.75 per axis
location
World Trade Bridge (Mexico)
World Trade Bridge

The World Trade Bridge is one of four international bridges that connect Laredo in the United States and Nuevo Laredo in Mexico across the Rio Grande . It is operated by the City of Laredo and the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes . The bridge is also known as Laredo International Bridge 4.

history

Construction of the bridge began on September 30, 1998 and was completed on April 15, 2000. The bridge was named in memory of a free world market, because international trade is a core aspect of the economy of Laredo and Nuevo Laredo. The bridge was built to relieve traffic from Interstate 35 through Laredo. Before the construction of the bridge, commercial traffic could only get through the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge or the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge in Nuevo León , which is further north .

description

The World Trade Bridge is an eight-lane bridge. The bridge is approximately 310 meters (1017 ft) long and approximately 36 meters (118 ft) wide. The bridge is only open to commercial traffic. Other names for the bridge are Laredo North, Bridge 4, Laredo IV, Puente Internacional Nuevo Laredo III, and Puente del Comercio Mundial Nuevo Laredo III. The World Trade Bridge is the third bridge in Nuevo Laredo and the fourth bridge built since Laredo International Bridge 3 on the border of Nuevo Léon and Texas.

Location

The bridge is located at the west end of Interstate 69W , US Route 59, and Loop 20 in Laredo, Texas. It is also located north of Nuevo Lardo, Tamaulipas at the northern end of Mexican Federal Highway 85D .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CBP Border Wait Times. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .

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