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Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge

Bridge in Texas–Reynosa, Tamaulipas

Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge
Coordinates	26°04′N 98°13′W / 26.07°N 98.21°W / 26.07; -98.21
Crosses	Rio Grande, U.S.–Mexico border
Locale	Pharr, Texas–Reynosa, Tamaulipas
Owner	City of Pharr Government of Mexico[1]
Characteristics
Total length	15,770 feet (4,810 m)[1]
Width	4 lanes (3 northbound, 1 southbound)[1]
Location

The Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge (Spanish: Puente Internacional Reynosa–Pharr) is an international bridge across the Rio Grande, along the U.S.–Mexico border. It connects the city of Pharr in the U.S. state of Texas with the city of Reynosa in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. On the U.S. side, the bridge connects to U.S. Route 281 via Texas State Highway Spur 600. On the Mexico side, it provides access to Mexican Federal Highway 2. The bridge handles both commercial and passenger vehicles. Since 1996, all trucks have been diverted here from the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge, which is located upriver to the west.

Border crossing[edit]

The Pharr Texas Port of Entry is located at the Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge. The bridge opened in 1994, and since 1996, northbound trucks from Reynosa have not been to permitted to cross at the Hidalgo Texas Port of Entry.^[2]

See also[edit]

• Anzalduas International Bridge — next Reynosa + McAllen road bridge upriver-west.
• McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge — next downriver between the cities.
• Bridges over the Rio Grande
• International bridges in Tamaulipas

References[edit]

26°04′01″N 98°12′19″W / 26.06683°N 98.20518°W / 26.06683; -98.20518

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