The Rio Grande City – Camargo International Bridge is an international bridge along the

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between the U.S. state of

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and the Mexican state of

Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...

. It is a crossing of the

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that connects the cities of

Rio Grande City, Texas Rio Grande City is a city in and the county seat of Starr County, Texas. The population was 14,411 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is west of McAllen. The city also holds the March record high for the United States at . The city is co ...

and

Camargo, Tamaulipas Camargo is a municipality in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located on the US border, across from Rio Grande City, Texas. It has an official population of 14,933 inhabitants (2010 census) and an international bridge. The municipal seat ...

. The bridge is also known as the Starr – Camargo Bridge and, in Spanish, Puente Camargo.

Description

The two-lane steel girder bridge, which was completed and opened in 1966, is long. The bridge is owned and managed by the Starr Camargo Bridge Company based in Rio Grande City. On the U.S. side, the crossing connects with Pete Diaz Avenue and Bridge Avenue, which provides access to

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. On the Mexican side the bridge connects with Carr Al Puente Internacional to Ciudad Camargo. The bridge is used by car but also truck traffic (load restriction to ).

Border crossing

The Rio Grande City Port of Entry is located at the Rio Grande City – Camargo International Bridge. For much of the 20th century, a small ferry operation connected the cities of Camargo and Rio Grande City. Finally in 1966, a bridge was built by the Starr Camargo Bridge Company. and a new border inspection station was built at that time. The station was upgraded in 2000.

References

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