Status: Open to traffic
Location: 26.086389,-97.179722
Carries Pr 100 over Intracoastal Waterway
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 12510.5 Feet
Span Length: 310.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Pr 100 in South Padre Island
History: Built 1974
Built: 1974
Location: Cameron County
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Overview
Taken from Port Isabel, TX
Photo taken by James F. Gentner in December 0000
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Photo taken by Richard Dale in February 2010
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Photo taken by Richard Dale in February 2010
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Photo taken by Richard Dale in February 2010
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Photo taken by Richard Dale in February 2010
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Photo taken by Richard Dale in February 2010
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Photo taken by Richard Dale in February 2010
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 26.235556,-97.584722
Carries FM 106 over Arroyo Colorado
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 381.9 Feet
Span Length: 145.0 Feet
Overview: Vertical lift bridge over Arroyo Colorado on FM 106 in Rio Hondo
History: Built 1953
Built: 1953
Location: Cameron County
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Photo taken by Douglas Butler
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Arroyo Colorado Bridge
Technical drawing
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
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Photo taken by Amanda Joy Mata
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Arroyo Colorado Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in December 2019
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Arroyo Colorado Lift Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in December 2019
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Arroyo Colorado Lift Bridge Plaque
Photo taken by C Hanchey in December 2019
Status: Open to rail and truck traffic
Location: 25.891889,-97.504693
Carries B&M Railroad over Rio Grande
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with all verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss swing bridge over Rio Grande on Union Pacific Railroad (and former roadway)
History: Built 1909; Renovated/rehabilitated 1953 & 1992; roadway closed in 1997
Built: 1909
Location: Cameron County
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Photo provided by Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library
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UP - International Bridge
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
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B&M International Bridge
1910 view
Photo from old postcard
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BM - International Bridge
1920s view
Photo from old postcard
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BM - International Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 26.070806,-97.201495
Carries South Garcia Street over Intracoastal Waterway
Design: floating/pontoon
Design Details: Pontoon swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on South Garcia Street
History:
Built:
Location: Cameron County
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Long Island Swing Bridge
Long Island Swing Bridge between Port Isabel and Long Island .... the original causeway to South Padre Island was between Long Island and South Padre Island.
Photo taken by John Scruggs in November 2013
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Isabel lift bridge
Texas
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
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Queen Isabella Causeway (Old)
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 26.177460,-97.683016
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Arroyo Colorado
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through Truss Railroad Bridge on Union Pacific Line
History: Built 1905
Built: 1905
Location: Cameron County
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Union Pacific Arroyo Colorado Bridge
Union Pacific Arroyo Colorado Bridge Harlingen, Texas
Photo taken by John Scruggs in November 2013
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SP - Arroyo Colorado Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 25.898588,-97.497571
Carries US 77 over Rio Grande
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Rio Grande on US 77
History: Built 1927; Replaced 1969
Built: 1927
Location: Cameron County
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Photo taken by by Baker Johnson
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Photo taken by by Baker Johnson
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Photo taken by by Baker Johnson
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Gateway Bridge
Rio Grand River, Brownsville, Texas
1940s Postcard Image Provided by David Shedlock
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Gateway Bridge (Old)
Photo from old postcard
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Gateway Bridge (Old)
1920s view
Photo from old postcard
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Gateway Bridge (1927)
view c1932 from Mexico side
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 25.895111,-97.506747
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Mexico Blvd
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 192.9 Feet
Span Length: 53.2 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over Mexico Blvd on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1950
Built: 1950
Location: Cameron County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 26.086148,-97.188727
Carries Route 100 over Lagoon Madre
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder causeway
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Lagoon Madre on Route 100
History: Built 1974; partially collapsed September 2001; reopened two months later
Built: 1974
Location: Cameron County
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Queen Isabella Causeway
View from under the bridge at South Padre Island
Worldnow.com
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 25.883638,-97.476389
Carries Interstate 69E over Rio Grande River
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 4024.1 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Rio Grande River on Interstate 69E
History: Built 1999; Rehabilitated 2013
Built: 1999
Location: Cameron County
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Los Tomates Veterans International Bridge
Elevation
Photo taken by This is South Texas (Wordpress Blog) in April 2010
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 25.898670,-97.497528
Carries Texas State Route 4 over Rio Grande River
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Twin-span concrete stringer
Total Length: 687.0 Feet
Span Length: 107.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Rio Grande River on Texas State Route 4
History: Built 1969
Built: 1969
Location: Cameron County
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Gateway International Bridge
Elevation
Photo taken by Waymarking in October 2007
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Gateway International Bridge
Elevation from river
Photo taken by This is South Texas (Wordpress Blog) in April 2010
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Gateway International Bridge
Distinctive and iconic toll plaza on the southern (Matamoros) end
Photo taken by Luis Espinosa Jr at Google Maps in August 2017
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
