Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates | |
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| Coordinates | 25°53′02″N 97°28′34″W / 25.884°N 97.476°W |
| Carries |    I-69E / US 77 / US 83,   Fed. 101 / Fed. 180 and pedestrians |
| Crosses | Rio Grande |
| Locale | Brownsville, Texas – Matamoros, Mexico |
| Other name(s) | Veterans International Bridge, Veterans Bridge, Los Tomates Bridge, Puente Internacional Gral. Ignacio Zaragoza |
| Maintained by | Cameron County, Texas |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 4,024 ft (1,227 m)[1] |
| Width | 42 ft (13 m)[citation needed] |
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The Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates is one of three international bridges that span the Mexico–United States border between the cities of Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas.[2] It is also known as simply as the Veterans Bridge, the Los Tomates Bridge, the Expressway 77/83 Bridge, the Brownsville Expressway Bridge, and on the Mexico side as the Puente Internacional General Ignacio Zaragoza.[1] The bridge is owned and operated by Cameron County. The bridge commenced operation on April 30, 1999. [3]
The bridge unites the Matamoros–Brownsville Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 1,136,995,[4] making it the 4th largest metropolitan area on the Mexico-U.S. border.[5]
- ^ a b "Texas-Mexico International Bridges and Border Crossings, Existing and Proposed" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates - Bridge Department". Cameron County. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ Galarza, Martha (March 20, 2020) [March 20, 2020]. "International Toll Bridge System Financial Statements and Independent Auditors' Report For The Year Ended September 30, 2019" (PDF). International Toll Bridge System Financials 2019. p. 9,18. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Matamoros-Brownsville". World Gazetteer. Retrieved August 22, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "World Gazetter: America – Largest Cities". Archived from the original on October 1, 2007.