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The '''Free Trade International Bridge''' is an international bridge which crosses the Rio Grande connecting the United States-Mexico border cities of Los Indios, Texas and Matamoros, Tamaulipas. The bridge is also known as "Los Indios-Lucio Blanco Bridge", "Puente Lucio Blanco-Los Indios", "Puente Internacional Libre Comercio" and "Los Indios Free Trade Bridge".<ref name="dot.state.tx.us">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dot.state.tx.us/services/transportation_planning_and_programming/border_crossings_study/crossings/freetrade.htm |title=TxDOT Transportation Planning; Border Crossings |access-date=June 17, 2008 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232841/http://www.dot.state.tx.us/services/transportation_planning_and_programming/border_crossings_study/crossings/freetrade.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Description== The Free Trade International Bridge is currently owned and managed by Cameron County. The bridge was completed and opened in 1992. It is four lanes wide and {{convert|503|ft|m}} long.<ref name="dot.state.tx.us"/>
==Border crossing== {{main|Los Indios Texas Port of Entry}} The Los Indios Port of Entry opened in 1992 with the completion of the Free Trade International Bridge in 1992. The crossing handles both passenger vehicles and commercial trucks. Because of the length of the bridge and the rural location, there are very few pedestrians.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
== See also == * List of international bridges in North America
==References== {{reflist}}
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Category:Toll bridges in Texas Category:Bridges completed in 1992 Category:Tamaulipas–United States bridges Category:Buildings and structures in Cameron County, Texas Category:Transportation in Cameron County, Texas Category:Road bridges in Texas Category:Toll bridges in Mexico
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