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The Rio Grande City – Camargo International Bridge is an international bridge along the
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between the U.S. state of
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and the Mexican state of
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. It is a crossing of the
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that connects the cities of
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and
Camargo, Tamaulipas Camargo is a Municipalities of Tamaulipas, municipality in the Mexico, Mexican Mexican state, state of Tamaulipas. It is located on the US-Mexico border, US border, across from Rio Grande City, Texas. It has an official population of 14,933 inhab ...
. The bridge is also known as the Starr – Camargo Bridge and, in Spanish, Puente Camargo. It is the southern terminus of Farm to Market Road 755.


Description

The two-lane steel girder bridge, which was completed and opened in 1966, is long. The bridge is owned and managed by the Starr Camargo Bridge Company based in Rio Grande City. On the U.S. side, the crossing connects with Pete Diaz Avenue and Bridge Avenue, which provides access to
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. On the Mexican side the bridge connects with Carr Al Puente Internacional to Ciudad Camargo. Truckloads are restricted to .


Border crossing

The Rio Grande City Port of Entry is located at the Rio Grande City – Camargo International Bridge. For much of the 20th century, a small ferry operation connected the cities of Camargo and Rio Grande City. Finally in 1966, a bridge was built by the Starr Camargo Bridge Company. and a new border inspection station was built at that time. The station was upgraded in 2000.


See also

* List of international bridges in North America


References

International bridges in Tamaulipas International bridges in Texas Road bridges in Texas Toll bridges in Mexico Toll bridges in Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Bridges completed in 1966 Buildings and structures in Starr County, Texas Transportation in Starr County, Texas Steel bridges in the United States Girder bridges in the United States {{Texas-bridge-struct-stub