Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates
Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates | |
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| Coordinates | 25°53′02″N 97°28′34″W / 25.884°N 97.476°W |
| Carries | US 77 / US 83, Fed. 101 / Fed. 180 and pedestrians |
| Crosses | Rio Grande |
| Locale | Brownsville, Texas – Matamoros, Mexico |
| Other name(s) | Veterans International Bridge, Veterans Bridge, Los Tomates Bridge, Puente Internacional Gral. Ignacio Zaragoza |
| Maintained by | Cameron County, Texas |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 4,024 ft (1,227 m) |
| Width | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Location | |
The Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates is one of three international bridges that span the Mexico–United States border between the cities of Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas. It is also known as simply as the Veterans Bridge, the Los Tomates Bridge, the Expressway 77/83 Bridge, the Brownsville Expressway Bridge, and on the Mexico side as the Puente Internacional General Ignacio Zaragoza. The bridge is owned and operated by Cameron County. The bridge commenced operation on April 30, 1999.
The bridge unites the Matamoros–Brownsville Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 1,136,995, making it the 4th largest metropolitan area on the Mexico-U.S. border.