Laredo’s First International Bridge

Laredo’s First International Bridge is a memorial in Webb, Texas. Laredo’s First International Bridge is situated nearby to El Portal, as well as near the food court Outlet Shoppes of Laredo Food Hall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gateway to the Americas International Bridge and Republic of the Rio Grande Museum.

Gateway to the Americas International Bridge

Bridge

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The Gateway to the Americas International Bridge is one of four vehicular international bridges located in the cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, that connect the United States and Mexico over the Rio Grande. Gateway to the Americas International Bridge is situated 620 feet southeast of Laredo’s First International Bridge.

Republic of the Rio Grande Museum

Museum

Photo: AMAPO, CC BY 2.5.

Republic of the Rio Grande Museum is a historic house museum located in the downtown San Agustin de Laredo Historic District in Laredo, Texas, United States, next to the historic La Posada Hotel and San Agustín Cathedral. Republic of the Rio Grande Museum is situated 1,000 feet east of Laredo’s First International Bridge.

Cathedral of San Agustin

Church

Photo: AMAPO, CC BY 2.5.

The Cathedral of San Agustin is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Laredo, Texas. It is located at 201 San Agustin Avenue in the San Agustin Historical District in Laredo. Cathedral of San Agustin is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Laredo’s First International Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laredo and Nuevo Laredo.

Laredo

Photo: Wbaron, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Laredo is a city with 262,000 inhabitants on the South Texas Plains. Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, is just across the Rio Grande.

Nuevo Laredo

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Nuevo Laredo is a city of about 416,000 people in Tamaulipas, Mexico, across the border from the smaller Laredo, Texas. The twin cities are collectively referred to as "Los Dos Laredos".

Nye

Suburb

Nye is a former town two miles north of Laredo in southwestern Webb County, Texas, United States. It was named after Thomas C. Nye, a local planter who introduced Bermuda Onions into the community in 1898. Nye is situated 4 miles north of Laredo’s First International Bridge.

Laredo’s First International Bridge

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “The area surrounding the international bridge was used as a river crossing for centuries by Indian tribes because of its shallowness, and later by Spanish conquistadores for its shorter distance between Bahia del Espiritu Santo and Nuevo Leon. Around...”
Category: historic site
Location: Webb, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

27.50103° or 27° 30′ 4″ north

Longitude

-99.509° or 99° 30′ 32″ west

Inception

2012

Open location code

76V2GF2R+C9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12520779878

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include El Portal and Outlet Shoppes of Laredo Food Hall.

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