General Information
| Completion: | 1920 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
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| Structure: |
Deck truss bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Laredo, Webb County, Texas, USA Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 27° 29' 54" N 99° 30' 59" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 5.5 m | |
| length | 389 m |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Texas Mexican Railway International Bridge is the only railway international bridge that crosses the U.S.-Mexico border between the cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. It is owned and operated by Texas Mexican Railway (KCS) and Kansas City Southern de México. It is also known as the Laredo International Railway Bridge and Puente Negro (The Black Bridge).
History
On January 1, 2005, Kansas City Southern (KCS) took control of The Texas Mexican Railway Company and the U.S. portion of the International Bridge in Laredo, Texas. The railroad is a vital link in KCS's rail network, connecting The KCS and TFM, S.A. de C.V.
Location
On the U.S. side the Bridge is located in the western termini of the Texas-Mexican Railway in Laredo, Texas. In Mexico it is located in the northern termini of the Kansas City Southern Railway in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.
Future
When the Laredo International Railway Bridge 2 is completed the Texas-Mexican Railway International Bridge will be converted to either a northbound express lane for trailers and buses, or a railroad track for passenger trains.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Texas Mexican Railway International Bridge" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20049066 - Published on:
20/11/2009 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
