Gateway to the Americas International Bridge
The Gateway to the Americas International Bridge is one of four vehicular 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).Renovations at the bridge lasting from April 2016 to October 2017 are finished and vehicular transit is resumed.The Laredo Convent Avenue Port of Entry is located at the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge.The city of Laredo and the Mexican government rebuilt the bridge to accommodate vehicles in 1932, surviving 22 years before it was destroyed again by flood in 1954.The city of Laredo purchased the American side of the international bridge for $695,000 in 1946 from a private owner.
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