Roma–Ciudad Miguel Alemán International Bridge
Coordinates26°24′13″N 99°01′08″W / 26.4037°N 99.0188°W / 26.4037; -99.0188
CrossesRio Grande
Characteristics
DesignSuspension
Total length630 feet (190 m)
Location

The Roma–Ciudad Miguel Alemán International Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the Rio Grande (known as Rio Bravo in Mexico) between Roma, Texas, and Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas.

The bridge was built in 1928. It is a National Historic Landmark in the United States and in Mexico. Roma was a prosperous riverport in the 19th century. Historic structures front a plaza overlooking the Rio Grande with a view of the bridge.

In 2016, the Texas and Mexico sections of the American Society of Civil Engineers declared the bridge a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.[1]

Border crossing

The Roma Port of Entry was established in 1928 with the construction of the first suspension bridge.

References

  1. ↑ "THE ROMA-CIUDAD MIGUEL ALEMAN SUSPENSION BRIDGE HAS BEEN DECLARED AS A TEXAS – MEXICO SECTION ASCE CIVIL ENGINEERING HISTORY AND HERITAGE LANDMARK SITE" (PDF). texasce.org. 2016.

26°24′13″N 99°01′08″W / 26.403738°N 99.018831°W / 26.403738; -99.018831


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