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Brownsville, Texas Click on the images below for an expanded view:
Location Detail |
Gateway International Bridge |
Description
This passenger vehicle and pedestrian crossing has two bridges, with a total of four lanes. One bridge
has two lanes
for southbound traffic, while the other has two lanes for northbound traffic. Commercial
vehicles are no longer allowed on either bridge.
The crossing is also known locally as
El Puente, Puente Nuevo and Puerta México.
History
This crossing stopped processing northbound commercial vehicles on April 30,
1999. Southbound commercial vehicles were stopped on February 28, 2001. At that time, all commercial
vehicles in the area
began using only the Veterans
International Bridge, per agreement between the U.S. State Department and the
Mexican Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores.
Oversize/overweight commercial vehicles with
permits
can travel on State Highway (SH) 48/SH 4 between this bridge and the Port of
Brownsville.
More information is available from the
Cameron County Web site.
Identified Needs This crossing receives a high number of pedestrians
each day since it is located near the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College. Many pedestrians live in Mexico and travel northbound through this port of entry for school or work.
Identified needs include restriping of pavement markings, improved separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic and improvements to the lanes leading to the bridge.Recommendations At the end of the study, improvements will be recommended based upon identified needs of the border crossings.
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