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Gateway International Bridge is one of three international bridges that cross the U.S.-Mexico border between the cities of
Brownsville, Texas Brownsville ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Cameron County, Texas, Cameron County, located on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border, border with Matamoros, Tamaulipas ...
, and
Matamoros, Tamaulipas Matamoros, officially known as Heroica Matamoros, is a city in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, and the municipal seat of the homonymous municipality. It is on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from Bro ...
. It is owned and operated by Cameron County. Over the past century, it has developed the nickname of "The New Bridge" (Spanish: ''Puente Nuevo'') when the bridge was remodeled back in the 20th century. Despite the fact that the Veteran's International Bridge is newer than Gateway, it still retains its nickname. This international bridge unites the Matamoros–Brownsville Metropolitan Area, which counts with a population of 1,136,995, making it the 4th largest metropolitan area in the Mexico-US border.


Location

Gateway is located in Downtown Brownsville and a block from the
University of Texas at Brownsville The University of Texas at Brownsville (abbreviated as UTB and formerly known as the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College TB/TSC was an educational institution located in Brownsville, Texas. The university was on the l ...
. It is the most used international bridge in the city for pedestrian crossings. People on the US side wanting to go to
Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
can simply park their car on the US side, walk over to Mexico and have access to several tourist attractions in Matamoros. People on the Mexican side are able to walk over to the United States and have access to hundreds of retail outlets in Downtown Brownsville. Brownsville Urban System, Brownsville's Mass Transit system, has its central bus station located three blocks from Gateway.


Border crossing

The Brownsville Gateway Port of Entry opened in 1926 with the completion of the Gateway International Bridge. All truck traffic has been prohibited since 1999.


See also

* List of international bridges in North America


References

International bridges in Texas International bridges in Tamaulipas Buildings and structures in Brownsville, Texas Transportation in Brownsville, Texas Road bridges in Texas Toll bridges in Texas Toll bridges in Mexico {{Texas-bridge-struct-stub