Laredo International Bridge 5 (nicknamed the South Laredo International Bridge) is a proposed bridge to be built on the U.S.-Mexico border between the southern portion of

Webb County, Texas Webb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 267,114. Its county seat is Laredo. The county was named after James Webb (1792–1856), who served as secretary of the treasury, secreta ...

, and

Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Nuevo Laredo () is a city in the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The city lies on the banks of the Rio Grande, across from Laredo, United States. The 2010 census population of the city was 373,725. Nuevo Lare ...

. , there are three potential locations being considered for the bridge, all several miles south of the existing bridges in Laredo: * Webb County officials favor a site on Mangana-Hein Road in southern Laredo. * The city of Laredo favors a site approximately a mile south of Mangana-Hein Road, also in southern Laredo. * A group of private landowners have promised to donate land for a site between Rio Bravo and El Cenizo, south of the Laredo city limits. City and county officials at a meeting on May 8, 2008 set a self-imposed six-week deadline for deciding on a preferred site for the bridge.Ashley Richards, "Site to be named in 6 weeks"
''Laredo Morning Times'', May 9, 2008. Past disputes between the city and county over ownership of the bridge appear to have been largely resolved. Construction of the South Laredo International Bridge is expected to occur in the next several years once the

World Trade International Bridge The World Trade International Bridge is one of four international bridges located in the cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, that connect the United States and Mexico over the Rio Grande (Río Bravo). It is owned and opera ...

reaches full capacity. In preparation for the bridge and to accommodate urban growth in south Laredo, extensive construction on

U.S. Highway 83 U.S. Route 83 (US 83) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that extends in the central United States. Only four other north–south routes are longer: US 1, US 41, US 59, and US 87, while US ...

, including a creation of a median, widening, and an interchange with flyovers with State Highway 359 on US 83, has been undertaken.

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City of LaredoWebb CountyMay 23, 2007 Update

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