Photos by jmichaelbyrd: on the map, in Google Earth (KML)

Thank You worldtravelguides!

Greetings from Győr, Hungary, Péter

I stumbled across Cypermont Point in 2006 when I drove along the gulf coast from Brownsville, TX. to Panama City, FL.

I later found out that my brother's stepdaughter and her family vacation in one of the camps in Cypermont Point.

We ate around here. i think it was the Shrimp House or the Shrimp Factory.

Thank You for your comments. We took this picture on June 6, 2001 at around 4am while we were en route to Dawson City, Yukon from Fairbanks, Alaska.

Since it was 4 am we were unable to meet any of the local inhabitants.

Thank You.

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.

In what year was your picture taken?

The levee for the 17th St. canal is in the background.

The Coast Guard Station is to the right of the Picture. West End Park and the Yacht Club is behind me and to my left.

West End Park is to the Left of the Picture.