List of crossings of the Rio Grande

This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte), from the Gulf of Mexico, upstream to its source.

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Border crossings between the United States and Mexico

Texas-Tamaulipas

Crossing	Carries	Location	Built	Coordinates
Veteran's International Bridge	U.S. 77 (terminus) U.S. 83 (terminus)	Brownsville, Texas – Matamoros, Tamaulipas	1999	25°53′1″N 97°28′35″W / 25.88361°N 97.47639°W / 25.88361; -97.47639 (Veteran's International Bridge)
Gateway International Bridge				25°53′54.83″N 97°29′51.26″W / 25.8985639°N 97.4975722°W / 25.8985639; -97.4975722
Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge (road and railroad)				25°53′31.25″N 97°30′17.22″W / 25.8920139°N 97.5047833°W / 25.8920139; -97.5047833
Free Trade International Bridge		Los Indios, Texas – Matamoros, Tamaulipas		26°1′44.90″N 97°44′19.84″W / 26.0291389°N 97.7388444°W / 26.0291389; -97.7388444
Progreso – Nuevo Progreso International Bridge		Progreso, Texas – Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas		26°3′43.76″N 97°57′0.00″W / 26.0621556°N 97.9500000°W / 26.0621556; -97.9500000
Donna – Río Bravo International Bridge		Donna, Texas – Río Bravo, Tamaulipas	2010	26°3′56.36″N 98°4′33.11″W / 26.0656556°N 98.0758639°W / 26.0656556; -98.0758639
Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge		Pharr, Texas – Reynosa, Tamaulipas		26°4′0.84″N 98°12′18.72″W / 26.0669000°N 98.2052000°W / 26.0669000; -98.2052000
McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge		McAllen and Hidalgo, Texas – Reynosa, Tamaulipas		26°5′42.49″N 98°16′17.37″W / 26.0951361°N 98.2714917°W / 26.0951361; -98.2714917
Anzalduas International Bridge		Mission, Texas – Reynosa, Tamaulipas		26°6′59.55″N 98°19′5.51″W / 26.1165417°N 98.3181972°W / 26.1165417; -98.3181972
Los Ebanos Ferry		Los Ebanos, Texas – Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas		26°14′22.10″N 98°33′54.30″W / 26.2394722°N 98.5650833°W / 26.2394722; -98.5650833
Rio Grande City – Camargo International Bridge		Rio Grande City, Texas – Ciudad Camargo, Tamaulipas		26°21′56.84″N 98°48′8.96″W / 26.3657889°N 98.8024889°W / 26.3657889; -98.8024889
Roma – Ciudad Miguel Alemán International Bridge		Roma, Texas – Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas		26°24′13.86″N 99°1′8.96″W / 26.4038500°N 99.0191556°W / 26.4038500; -99.0191556
Lake Falcon Dam International Crossing		Falcon Heights, Texas – Nueva Ciudad Guerrero, Tamaulipas		26°33′34.08″N 99°10′1.45″W / 26.5594667°N 99.1670694°W / 26.5594667; -99.1670694
Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge	I-35 (terminus)	Laredo, Texas – Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas		27°30′0.92″N 99°30′9.71″W / 27.5002556°N 99.5026972°W / 27.5002556; -99.5026972
Gateway to the Americas International Bridge	BI-35 (terminus)			27°29′57.97″N 99°30′26.91″W / 27.4994361°N 99.5074750°W / 27.4994361; -99.5074750
Texas Mexican Railway International Bridge				27°29′54.22″N 99°30′58.66″W / 27.4983944°N 99.5162944°W / 27.4983944; -99.5162944
World Trade International Bridge	I-69W (terminus) U.S. 59 (terminus) Loop 20 (terminus)			27°35′50.04″N 99°32′13.04″W / 27.5972333°N 99.5369556°W / 27.5972333; -99.5369556

Texas-Nuevo León

Crossing	Carries	Location	Built	Coordinates
Colombia–Solidarity International Bridge	State Highway 255 (terminus)	Laredo, Texas – Colombia, Nuevo León		27°41′59.25″N 99°44′44.05″W / 27.6997917°N 99.7455694°W / 27.6997917; -99.7455694

Texas-Coahuila

Crossing	Carries	Location	Built	Coordinates
Eagle Pass Union Pacific International Railroad Bridge		Eagle Pass, Texas – Piedras Negras, Coahuila
Camino Real International Bridge
Eagle Pass – Piedras Negras International Bridge
Del Río – Ciudad Acuña International Bridge		Del Rio, Texas – Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila
Lake Amistad Dam International Crossing		Del Rio, Texas – Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila
La Linda International Bridge (closed in 1997)		Heath Canyon Ranch, Big Bend, Texas – La Linda, Acuna, Coahuila

Texas-Chihuahua

Crossing	Carries	Location
Presidio–Ojinaga International Rail Bridge (Currently closed due to fire)		Presidio, Texas – Ojinaga, Chihuahua
Presidio–Ojinaga International Bridge		Presidio, Texas – Ojinaga, Chihuahua
Fort Hancock – El Porvenir International Bridge		Fort Hancock, Texas – El Porvenir, Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Fabens–Caseta International Bridge		Tornillo, Texas – Guadalupe, Chihuahua
Ysleta–Zaragoza International Bridge		El Paso, Texas – Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
Bridge of the Americas	I-110 (terminus)
Good Neighbor International Bridge
Former Mexico North Western Railway bridge at Mesa Street and Calle General Rivas Guillén
Former Mexican Central Railway bridge at El Paso Street
Union Pacific Railroad Bridge
Paso del Norte International Bridge
Black Bridge (railroad)

U.S. domestic crossings

North El Paso area

Crossing	Carries	Location
American Eagle Bridge	Ewald Kipp Way	El Paso, Texas
McNutt Road Bridge		El Paso, Texas and Sunland Park, New Mexico
Racetrack Drive Bridge		Sunland Park, New Mexico
Country Club Road Bridge		El Paso, Texas and Sunland Park, New Mexico
Highway 178 Bridge	State Highway 178	El Paso, Texas
La Union Street Bridge	La Union Street	Canutillo, Texas
Vinton Road Bridge	Vinton Road	Vinton, Texas
S.H. 225 Bridge	NM 225	Near Anthony, New Mexico

New Mexico

Crossing	Carries	Location	Built	Coordinates
S.H. 186 Bridge	NM 186	near Anthony, New Mexico
S.H. 226 Bridge	NM 226	near Berino, New Mexico
Six Mile Road Bridge	Six Mile Road	near Vado, New Mexico
S.H. 227 Bridge	NM 227	Vado, New Mexico to La Mesa, New Mexico
S.H. 192 Bridge	NM 192	Mesquite, New Mexico
S.H. 28 Bridge	NM 28	South of Las Cruces, New Mexico
Calle Del Norte Bridge		Old Mesilla, New Mexico
I-10 Bridge	I-10	Las Cruces, New Mexico
Picacho Avenue Bridge	Picacho Avenue	Las Cruces, New Mexico
Shalem Colony Trail Bridge	Shalem Colony Trail	Doña Ana, New Mexico
S.H. 185 Bridge	NM 185	Radium Springs, New Mexico
S.H. 140 Bridge	NM 140	Rincon, New Mexico
Railroad Road Bridge		Hatch, New Mexico
Franklin Street Bridge	Franklin Street
S.H. 187 Bridge	NM 187
S.H. 391 Bridge	NM 391	Near Salem, New Mexico
S.H. 187 Bridge	NM 187	Between Derry, New Mexico and Arrey, New Mexico
I-25 Bridge	I-25	South of Caballo Lake Dam
Caballo Lake Dam	Sierra County Road B040
3rd Avenue / S.H. 51 Bridge	3rd Avenue / NM 51	Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
Elephant Butte Lake Dam	NM 195
U.S. 380 Bridge	U.S. 380	San Antonio, New Mexico
Pueblito Bridge		Escondida, New Mexico
US 60 Bridge	US 60	Near Bernardo, New Mexico
S.H. 346 Bridge	NM 346	Near Bosque, New Mexico
River Road Bridge	River Road	Belen, New Mexico
Main Street Bridge	NM 6	Los Lunas, New Mexico	1974^[1]	34°48′17″N 106°43′06″W / 34.80472°N 106.71833°W / 34.80472; -106.71833 (Main Street Bridge)
S.H. 147 Bridge	NM 147	Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico
Railroad Bridge		south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Rail crossing only.
I-25 Bridge	I-25	south of Albuquerque, New Mexico
Rio Bravo Bridge	NM 500	Albuquerque, New Mexico		35°01′38″N 106°40′22″W / 35.02722°N 106.67278°W / 35.02722; -106.67278 (Rio Bravo Bridge)
Barelas Bridge	Bridge Blvd.			35°04′11″N 106°39′36″W / 35.06972°N 106.66000°W / 35.06972; -106.66000 (Barelas Bridge)
Old Town Bridge	Central Ave.			35°05′21″N 106°40′51″W / 35.08917°N 106.68083°W / 35.08917; -106.68083 (Old Town Bridge)
I-40 Bridge	I-40		1995^[2]	35°06′23″N 106°41′35″W / 35.10639°N 106.69306°W / 35.10639; -106.69306 (I-40 Bridge)
Gail Ryba Memorial Bridge	Bicycle/pedestrian crossing		2010^[3]	35°06′24″N 106°41′32″W / 35.10667°N 106.69222°W / 35.10667; -106.69222 (Gail Ryba Memorial Bridge)
Montaño Bridge	Montaño Road		1997^[4]	35°08′43″N 106°40′39″W / 35.14528°N 106.67750°W / 35.14528; -106.67750 (Montaño Bridge)
Paseo del Norte Bridge	NM 423		1987^[4]	35°10′56″N 106°39′06″W / 35.18222°N 106.65167°W / 35.18222; -106.65167 (Paseo del Norte Bridge)
Alameda Bridge	NM 528		1993	35°11′49″N 106°38′33″W / 35.19694°N 106.64250°W / 35.19694; -106.64250 (Alameda Bridge)
Old Alameda Bridge	Bicycle/pedestrian/equestrian crossing		1955	35°11′51″N 106°38′33″W / 35.19750°N 106.64250°W / 35.19750; -106.64250 (Old Alameda Bridge)
U.S. 550 Bridge	U.S. 550	Bernalillo, New Mexico
BIA-85 Bridge		San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico
BIA-88 Bridge		Near Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico
S.H. 22 Bridge	NM 22	Near Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico
Cochiti Dam	Dam Crest Road	Near Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico
Otowi Suspension Bridge	NM 502	Between Pojoaque, New Mexico and Los Alamos, New Mexico
S.H. 502 Bridge	NM 502	Between Pojoaque, New Mexico and Los Alamos, New Mexico
Santa Cruz Bridge		Española, New Mexico
Paseo De Oñate Bridge		Española, New Mexico
Fairview Lane Bridge	Fairview Lane	Española, New Mexico
Old S.H. 74 Bridge	Old NM 74	Near Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo
New S.H. 74 Bridge	New NM 74	Near Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo
S.H. 291 / S.H. 582 Bridge	NM 291 / NM 582	Lyden, New Mexico
S.H. 59 Bridge	NM 522	Upstream of Velarde, New Mexico
County Rd. 1101 Bridge		Embudo, New Mexico
Camino De Las Vacas Bridge		Near Pilar, New Mexico
Taos Junction Bridge	New Mexico State Road 570	Orilla Verde Recreation Area, New Mexico
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge		West of Taos, New Mexico
Arroyo Hondo Crossing (John Dunn Bridge)		West of Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico

Colorado

Crossing	Carries	Location
County Road G Crossing		Conejos County / Costilla County, Colorado
S.H. 142 Bridge	CO 142	Between Manassa, Colorado and San Luis, Colorado
County Road Z Crossing		Conejos County / Costilla County, Colorado
County Road 13.7 Crossing		Southern Alamosa County, Colorado
U.S. 160 Bridge	U.S. 160	Alamosa, Colorado
River Road Bridge	River Road	Alamosa, Colorado
County Road 6E Bridge		Near Homelake, Colorado
County Road 3E Bridge		Near Monte Vista, Colorado
Gunbarrel Road Bridge	U.S. 285	North of Monte Vista, Colorado
Stoeber Lane Bridge	Stoeber Lane	Near Monte Vista, Colorado
County Road 5N Bridge		Sevenmile Plaza, Colorado
Oak Street Bridge	Oak Street	Del Norte, Colorado
County Road 17 Crossing		Rio Grande County, Colorado
County Road 18 Crossing		Rio Grande County, Colorado
Alder Creek Road Bridge	Alder Creek Road	South Fork, Colorado
S.H. 149 Bridge	CO 149	South Fork, Colorado
Raspberry Road Crossing	Raspberry Road	South Fork, Colorado
County Road 430 Crossing		Mineral County, Colorado
Stagecoach Road Bridge	Stagecoach Road	Wagon Wheel Gap, Colorado
Shaw Road Crossing	Shaw Road	Near Wagon Wheel Gap, Colorado
S.H. 149 Bridge	CO 149	West of Wagon Wheel Gap, Colorado
S.H. 149 Bridge	CO 149	Southeast of Creede, Colorado
Airport Road Crossing	Airport Road (County Rd 806)	Near Mineral County Memorial Airport
S.H. 149 Bridge	CO 149	Southwest of Creede, Colorado
S.H. 149 Bridge	CO 149	Farther southwest of Creede, Colorado
County Road 772 Crossing		Mineral County, Colorado
County Road 522 Crossing		Mineral County, Colorado
County Road 38 Crossing		Hinsdale County, Colorado
County Road 41 Crossing
County Road 18C Crossing

References

^ Fox, Deborah (April 22, 2017). "Rio Grande bridge to be rebuilt soon". Valencia County News-Bulletin. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
^ "Highway bridge research center final report – Phase I" (PDF). NM DOT. 2005. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
^ McKay, Dan (August 30, 2010). "ABQ Celebrates New Bike Bridge". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
^ ^a ^b McClannahan, Rory (December 10, 2007). "Catalyst for Sprawl or Miracle Solution? Opinions Differ on Paseo Del Norte as It Reaches Its 20th Anniversary". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved April 18, 2017.

[1] Fox, Deborah (April 22, 2017). "Rio Grande bridge to be rebuilt soon". Valencia County News-Bulletin. Retrieved April 26, 2017.

[2] "Highway bridge research center final report – Phase I" (PDF). NM DOT. 2005. Retrieved April 18, 2017.

[3] McKay, Dan (August 30, 2010). "ABQ Celebrates New Bike Bridge". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved April 18, 2017.

[mcclannahan-4] McClannahan, Rory (December 10, 2007). "Catalyst for Sprawl or Miracle Solution? Opinions Differ on Paseo Del Norte as It Reaches Its 20th Anniversary". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved April 18, 2017.

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