Heath Canyon TX Abandoned International Bridge

jmichaelbyrd, on February 3, 2008, said:

When was this picture taken? The pictures I took of this bridge were taken in July of 1992

thank you.

wbaron, on February 3, 2008, said:

This picture was taken in June 2001. I had camera problems that day, so this was the only decent picture I had of this place. Amazing the US would have allowed bridge to Mexico be built and not have a border inspection station. Finally they blocked it with this massive structure. A small explosive would have been easier.

jmichaelbyrd, on February 4, 2008, said:

The bridge was built in 1964 by the Dow Chemical Corp. to transport fluorspar from a mine in Mexico into the USA. In 1964 you could enter and exit Mexico almost as easy as going from one state to another state.

The current owners, National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and the Mexican Government, of the bridge hope to reopen the bridge in order to promote tourism in the area. It's my understanding that the only thing holding this up is how to make the border secure in this area.

This is the only bridge over the Rio Grande River between Presidio, Texas and Del Rio, Texas a distance of 330 miles.

Also, there is a concrete roadway, also built by Dow Chemical, just downstream from the bridge that crosses the river, but this roadway is under water when the water level in the river rises which is the reason the bridge was built.

There is a lot of information on the web about the bridge if you google the bridge or La Linda, Mexico.