Laredo–Colombia Solidarity International Bridge

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Laredo–Colombia Solidarity International Bridge - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 27°41′59″N 99°44′44″W / 27.699716°N 99.745646°W

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Laredo–Colombia Solidarity International Bridge
Laredo International Bridge 3
Coordinates	27°41′59″N 99°44′44″W / 27.699716°N 99.745646°W / 27.699716; -99.745646
Carries	Commercial Vehicles Non-commercial Vehicles
Crosses	Rio Grande
Locale	Laredo, Texas, U.S.A. and Colombia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Official name	Laredo–Colombia Solidarity International Bridge
Other name(s)	Laredo International Bridge 3
Maintained by	City of Laredo Secretariat of Communications and Transportation
Characteristics
Design	Box Girder Bridge
Total length	1216 ft (371 m)
History
Opened	April 23, 1992
Statistics
Daily traffic	Non-commercial: 294 Commercial: 924
Toll	Non-Commercial Vehicles $1.75/axle (southbound)^[1] 30 pesos (northbound)^[2] Commercial Vehicles $4.75/axle (southbound)^[1] 60 pesos (northbound)^[2]
Location

The Laredo–Colombia Solidarity International Bridge is one of four vehicular international bridges located on the U.S.–Mexico border in the city of Laredo, Texas; it connects Laredo over the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo) with Colombia, Nuevo León. It is owned and operated by the City of Laredo and the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (Mexico's Federal Ministry of Communications and Transportation).

History

The Laredo–Colombia Solidarity International Bridge was named in honor of the Mexican planned community of Colombia, Nuevo León. The community and the international bridge were built because the Mexican state of Nuevo León, which has a very small border with the United States, wanted an international port to compete with the bordering states of Coahuila and Tamaulipas in the international trade market. Access to the Rio Grande and an international crossing secure that port. Indeed, the Laredo–Colombia Solidarity International Bridge is the only border crossing between Nuevo León and Texas.

Description

The Laredo–Colombia Solidarity International Bridge is an eight-lane bridge with two walkways for pedestrians. The bridge is 1,216 feet (371 m) long. The international bridge is for all traffic, including pedestrians. The bridge is also known as Laredo International Bridge 3, Colombia Bridge, Puente Solidaridad, Puente Colombia and Puente Internacional Solidaridad Colombia.^[3]

On the United States side, the bridge connects to Texas State Highway 255, a road that bypasses downtown Laredo and connects to Interstate 35. On the Mexico side, the bridge connects to Nuevo Leon State Highway 1 Spur which in turn connects it to Highway 1 proper.

Location

This bridge is located at the western terminus of State Highway 255, near its intersection with FM 1472, in Laredo, Texas and the northern terminus of Nuevo León State Highway Spur 1 in Colombia, Anáhuac Municipality.

Border crossing

The Laredo Columbia Solidarity Port of Entry was built on January 6, 1991, in an effort to relieve traffic from the congested downtown Laredo bridges.^[4]

Operational hours

Commercial Vehicles

Sunday: 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
Weekdays: 8:00 AM–10:30 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM–4:00 PM

Non-commercial Vehicles

All Days: 8:00 AM–12:00 AM^[5]

All times Central Time Zone

References

^ ^a ^b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b "RED PROPIA: TARIFAS VIGENTES 2020" (PDF). Caminos y Puentes Federales.
^ TxDOT Transportation Planning; Border Crossings
^ "Border Crossing Travel Time Study, FINAL Study Report, Volume II: TxDOT Laredo District". RJ RIVERA Associates, Inc. for Texas Department of Transportation, Transportation Planning and Programming Division. Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
^ "Service Port - Laredo". Archived from the original on October 30, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.

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v t e International bridges in Laredo, Texas
Current bridges	Gateway to the Americas International Bridge Juárez-Lincoln International Bridge Texas Mexican Railway International Bridge World Trade International Bridge Colombia-Solidarity International Bridge	City of Laredo flag
Proposed bridges	Laredo International Bridge 5 Laredo-Colombia International Railway Bridge 3 Laredo International Railway Bridge 2	City of Laredo flag

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Tertiary	Laredo College Texas A&M International University The University of Texas Education and Research Center at Laredo
K-12	Laredo ISD Dr. Leonides G. Cigarroa HS Joseph W. Nixon HS Raymond & Tirza Martin HS Dr. Dennis D. Cantu Health Science Magnet Vidal M. Treviño Sch of Communications and Fine Arts Lara FS Academy United ISD John B. Alexander HS Lyndon B. Johnson HS United HS United South HS

Mass media

Newspapers	English Laredo Morning Times LareDOS Zapata Times Spanish El Diario de Nuevo Laredo El Mañana Primera Hora Última Hora
Television	XHLNA Azteca Uno–HD 1.1 XHLNA-TDT2 ADN 1.2 XHLAR Las Estrellas–HD 2.1 XHCTNL Imagen TV–HD 3.1 XHCTNL Excelsiór TV 3.4 XHBR Las Estrellas–HD 4.1 XHBR Canal 5 5.1 XHNAT Multimedios–HD 6.1 XHNAT-TDT2 Milenio TV 6.2 XHNAT-TDT3 Teleritmo 6.3 XHNAT-TDT4 MVS 6.4 XHLAT Azteca 7–HD 7.1 XHLAT a+ 7.2 KGNS NBC–HD 8.1 KGNS-DT2 ABC–HD 8.2 KGNS-DT3 Telemundo–HD 8.3 KGNS-DT5 TCN 8.5 KXNU-LD Telemundo–HD 10.1 KYLX CBS–HD 13.1 KYLX-LD2 CW 13.2 KLMV MeTV 15.1 KLMV-LD2 Estrella TVs 15.2 KLMV-LD3 Movies! 15.3 KLMV-LD4 JTV 15.4 XEFE Televisa local 17.1 KLDO Univision–HD 27.1 KLDO-DT2 LATV 27.2 KLDO-DT3 TBD 27.3 KLDO-DT4 Stadium 27.4 KLDO-DT5 Court TV 27.5 KXOF-CD Fox–HD 31.1 KXOF-CD2 Grit 31.2 KXOF-CD3 Laff 31.3 KETF-CD UniMás–HD 39.1 KETF-CD2 Comet 39.2 KETF-CD3 Charge! 39.3 KETF-CD4 Azteca America–HD 39.4
Radio	AM 790 XEFE 890 KVOZ 960 XEK 1000 XENLT 1090 XEWL 1300 KLAR 1340 XEBK 1370 XEGNK 1410 XEAS 1490 KLNT 1550 XENU FM 88.1 KHOY 88.9 XHLDO 89.9 KBNL 91.3 XHNOE 92.7 KJBZ 94.1 XHTLN 94.9 KQUR 95.7 XHBK 97.1 XHNLO 98.1 KRRG 99.3 XHNK 101.5 XHAS 102.3 XHMW 103.3 XHAHU 104.9 XHNLR 106.1 KNEX 106.5 La Tremenda 107.3 XHGTS

Transportation

International bridges	Gateway to the Americas International Bridge Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge Texas Mexican Railway International Bridge World Trade International Bridge Colombia – Solidarity International Bridge
Highways	I-35 I-35 Bus. I-69W Proposed I-2 Proposed I-27 US 59 US 83 SH 255 SH 359 Loop 20 Spur 260 Spur 400 FM 1472 FM 3338
Transit	El Metro Transit El Aguila
Airport	Laredo International Airport

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