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BM - International Bridge

Cameron County, Texas

Photos 

Photo provided by Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library

View this photo on Flickr

BH Photo #231772

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Rio Grande on B&M Railroad
Location
Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas
Status
Open to rail and truck traffic
History
Built 1909; Renovated/rehabilitated 1953 & 1992
Builders
- Foundation Co. of New York (Foundation/Piers)
- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Railroads
- Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Warren through truss with all verticals
Also called
Brownsville-Matamoros International Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+25.89189, -97.50469   (decimal degrees)
25°53'31" N, 97°30'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/649794/2864564 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
West Brownsville
Inventory number
BH 52428 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Brownsville, Texas (3)
Built 1909 (775)
Built during 1900s (7,267)
Cameron County, Texas (10)
Foundation Co. (12)
Have street view (27,086)
International Border Crossing (64)
Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico (2)
Missouri Pacific Railroad (382)
Movable (2,995)
Navigable waterway (2,154)
Open (39,998)
 Owned by railroad (12,515)
Railroad (15,618)
Swing (1,471)
Texas (2,483)
Through truss (15,217)
Truss (33,022)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,377)
Warren through truss (1,618)
Warren through truss with all verticals (400)
Warren truss (6,587)
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. (153)

Update Log 

  • February 25, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • September 22, 2014: New Street View added by Royce and Bobette Haley
  • August 15, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Matamoros Tamaulipas, Mexico"
  • May 11, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Matamoros Tamaulipas, Mexico", "Mexico", "International Crossing"
  • May 10, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Flickr - Image
  • Flickr - Postcard
  • Douglas Butler
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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