Roma_–_Ciudad_Miguel_Alemán_International_Bridge

Roma–Ciudad Miguel Alemán International Bridge

Roma–Ciudad Miguel Alemán International Bridge

Bridge

The Roma–Ciudad Miguel Alemán International Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the Rio Grande (known as Rio Bravo in Mexico) between Roma, Texas, and Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas.

Quick Facts Coordinates, Crosses ...

The bridge was built in 1928. It is a National Historic Landmark in the United States and in Mexico. Roma was a prosperous riverport in the 19th century. Historic structures front a plaza overlooking the Rio Grande with a view of the bridge.

In 2016, the Texas and Mexico sections of the American Society of Civil Engineers declared the bridge a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.[1]

Border crossing

Main article: Roma Texas Port of Entry

The Roma Port of Entry was established in 1928 with the construction of the first suspension bridge.

References

  1. [1]
    "THE ROMA-CIUDAD MIGUEL ALEMAN SUSPENSION BRIDGE HAS BEEN DECLARED AS A TEXAS – MEXICO SECTION ASCE CIVIL ENGINEERING HISTORY AND HERITAGE LANDMARK SITE" (PDF). texasce.org. 2016.

26°24′13″N 99°01′08″W


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a bridge in Mexico is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about a bridge in Texas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Roma_–_Ciudad_Miguel_Alemán_International_Bridge, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.