Laredo 4/5 International Bridge
Laredo 4/5 International Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 27°20′38″N 99°30′22″W / 27.344°N 99.506°WCoordinates: 27°20′38″N 99°30′22″W / 27.344°N 99.506°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Carries | Pedestrians Commercial Vehicles Non-commercial Vehicles |
| Crosses | Rio Grande |
| Locale | Laredo, Texas, U.S.A. and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Maintained by | Southwebb Bridge Company LLC |
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The Laredo 4/5 International Bridge is a future international bridge which will cross the Mexico–United States border at the Rio Grande between Rio Bravo and El Cenizo.[1] The bridge will be Webb County's fifth international crossing, and Tamaulipas' fourth international crossing to Webb County, Texas and the Laredo Metropolitan Area.[2]
History
On October 3, 2024, a Presidential Permit[3] was granted to the Southwebb Bridge Company LLC to "construct, maintain, and operate a vehicular and pedestrian crossing located on the United States border with Mexico" in the Laredo Metropolitan Area.[1][2] The bridge will the first in Webb County to be owned and operated by a private entity.
Description
The Laredo 4/5 International Bridge is expected to provide access for pedestrians and commercial and non-commercial vehicles to the border crossing.
Location
The Laredo 4/5 International Bridge is will be built between Rio Bravo and El Cenizo.
The City of Laredo, in cooperation with TxDOT, has planned for the 4/5 International Bridge to be the southern terminus of the proposed Laredo Outer Loop (which would directly connect the future border crossing to U.S. Route 83/future Interstate 2, Texas State Highway Loop 20, Texas State Highway 359, U.S. Route 59/future Interstate 69W, Interstate 35, Texas State Highway 255, and U.S. Route 83/future Interstate 27) with the Laredo–Columbia Solidarity International Bridge at its northern terminus.[4][5]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 House, The White (2024-10-03). "PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT AUTHORIZING SOUTHWEBB BRIDGE COMPANY LLC TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE A VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN BORDER CROSSING NEAR LAREDO, TEXAS, AT THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO". The White House. Archived from the original on 16 January 2025. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Davis, Zach (Oct 3, 2024). "'Monumental achievement': Biden signs presidential permit for international Bridge 4/5". Retrieved Oct 18, 2024.
- ↑ "Presidential Permits for Border Crossings". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ↑ "Laredo Outer Loop feasibility study" (PDF). Oct 18, 2024.
- ↑ Texas Department of Transportation (2024-10-29). TxDOT Laredo District Town Hall Meeting - Projects and contract procurements. Search this book on
