Roma–Ciudad Miguel Alemán International Bridge Explained

Crosses:Rio Grande
Design:Suspension

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.

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

See main article: Roma Texas Port of Entry.

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

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: THE ROMA-CIUDAD MIGUEL ALEMAN SUSPENSION BRIDGE HAS BEEN DECLARED AS A TEXAS – MEXICO SECTION ASCE CIVIL ENGINEERING HISTORY AND HERITAGE LANDMARK SITE. 2016. texasce.org.