The Donna–Río Bravo International Bridge, also known as the Alliance International Bridge, is an international bridge that spans the

Rio Grande The Rio Grande ( or ) in the United States or the Río Bravo (del Norte) in Mexico (), also known as Tó Ba'áadi in Navajo language, Navajo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the Southwestern United States a ...

, providing a crossing of the

Mexico–United States border The international border separating Mexico and the United States extends from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Gulf of Mexico in the east. The border traverses a variety of terrains, ranging from urban areas to deserts. It is the List of ...

between

Donna, Texas Donna is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. Donna is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas. The population was 16,797 at the 2020 census. History Donna is in southeastern Hidalgo Count ...

and

Río Bravo, Tamaulipas Río Bravo, formally Ciudad Río Bravo, is a city on the northern border of the state of Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico. It is the municipal seat of Río Bravo Municipality. Geography The city lies in the Rio Grande Valley on the south of t ...

. The bridge was opened to traffic on December 14, 2010. Only non-commercial vehicles are permitted to use the bridge, but there are plans to open it to commercial traffic. On the U.S. side, the bridge connects with Farm to Market Road 493. On the Mexico side, the bridge's access road provides a connection with

Mexican Federal Highway 2D Federal Highway 2D (, Fed. 2D) is a part of the federal highways corridors (), and is the designation for toll highways paralleling Mexican Federal Highway 2. Seven road segments are designated Highway 2D, all but one in the state of Baja C ...

Border crossing

The Donna Port of Entry is located at the Donna–Río Bravo International Bridge. It is open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

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International bridges in Texas Road bridges in Texas International bridges in Tamaulipas Buildings and structures in Hidalgo County, Texas Transportation in Hidalgo County, Texas Bridges completed in 2010 Toll bridges in Texas Toll bridges in Mexico 2010 establishments in Texas 2010 establishments in Mexico {{Texas-bridge-struct-stub

Border crossing

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