La Linda, Texas: La Linda International Bridge
Opened in 1964 by the Dow Chemical Co. to transport fluorspar from its Mexican mines into the U.S. Closed in 1997.
- Address:
- FM 2627 Hwy, La Linda, TX
- Directions:
- From US-90 in Marathon turn south (no stoplight) toward Big Bend National Park onto US-385. Drive 39 miles. Turn left (no stoplight) onto FM 2627 Hwy. Drive 28 miles until the road ends at the bridge.
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The bridge was opened in 1964 by the Dow Chemical Co. so that trucks could drive fluorspar from its Mexican mines into the U.S. The bridge was closed in 1997.
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The next-nearest border crossing between the U.S. and Mexico is over 100 miles away. Attempts to reopen the bridge have been unsuccessful.