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Gateway to the Americas International Bridge

Index Gateway to the Americas International Bridge

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 (Río Bravo). [1]

13 relations: Box girder bridge, Downtown Laredo, Flood, Historic district, Laredo, Texas, Mexican Federal Highway 85, Mexico, Nuevo Laredo, Rio Grande, Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico), Tropical cyclone, Truss bridge, United States.

Box girder bridge

A box girder bridge is a bridge in which the main beams comprise girders in the shape of a hollow box.

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Downtown Laredo

Downtown Laredo is the second main business district in Laredo, Texas.

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Flood

A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry.

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Historic district

A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons.

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Laredo, Texas

Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

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Mexican Federal Highway 85

Federal Highway 85 (Carretera Federal 85) connects Mexico City with the Mexico–United States border at Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.

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Mexico

Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.

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Nuevo Laredo

Nuevo Laredo is a city in the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

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Rio Grande

The Rio Grande (or; Río Bravo del Norte, or simply Río Bravo) is one of the principal rivers in the southwest United States and northern Mexico (the other being the Colorado River).

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Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)

The Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes, "Secretariat or Ministry of Communications and Transport", SCT) of Mexico is the national federal entity that regulates commercial road traffic and broadcasting.

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Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain.

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Truss bridge

A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements usually forming triangular units.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Gateway to the Americas Bridge, Gateway to the americas international bridge, Laredo International Bridge, Laredo International Bridge 1.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_to_the_Americas_International_Bridge

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