Rio Grande City–Camargo International Bridge

The Rio Grande City – Camargo International Bridge is an international bridge along the United States–Mexico border between the U.S. state of Texas and the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is a crossing of the Rio Grande that connects the cities of Rio Grande City, Texas and Camargo, Tamaulipas. The bridge is also known as the Starr – Camargo Bridge and, in Spanish, Puente Camargo.DescriptionThe two-lane steel girder bridge, which was completed and opened in 1966, is 591ft 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 U.S. Route 83. 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 120000lb).Custom and immigration plazas are found on both sides of the bridge.