Laredo's First International Bridge
Laredo's First International Bridge is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. Cerritos Blancos stands 182 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is El Portal, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 2.4 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2012
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- The area surrounding the international bridge was used as a river crossing for centuries by Indian tribes because of its shallowness, and later by Spanish conquistadores for its shorter distance between Bahia del Espiritu Santo and Nuevo Leon. Around...
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Lo mejor de la vida es shopping: 0.1 mi
- Protect Our Water: 0.1 mi
- El Rio es Vida: 0.1 mi
- The Border is Beautiful: 0.1 mi
- El Rio nos Une: 0.1 mi
- San Agustin Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Old Mercado Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Parquecito Rivera del Río Bravo: 0.3 mi
- El Cuatro Park: 0.3 mi
- Jarvis Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Laredo Telephone Exchange: 0.2 mi
- Leyendecker House: 0.2 mi
- Republic of the Rio Grande: 0.2 mi
- Capitol, Republic of the Rio Grande: 0.2 mi
- Republic of the Rio Grande: 0.2 mi
- Republic of the Rio Grande Museum: 0.2 mi
- Washington's Birthday Celebration Museum: 0.2 mi
- Villa Antigua Border Heritage Museum: 0.3 mi
- Imaginarium of South Texas: 0.8 mi
- Laredo Water Museum: 1.8 mi
- Osprey Hill: 5.1 mi
- El Pico: 9.1 mi
- Mendez Hills: 17.8 mi
- Loma de las Potrancas: 18.0 mi
- Cerritos Blancos: 20.9 mi
- Islitas: 14.5 mi
- Pescadito: 15.4 mi
- Darwin: 20.5 mi
- Santo Tomás: 22.4 mi
- El Portal: 0.0 mi
- Texas Mexican Railway Co. Car: 0.8 mi
- Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium: 6.7 mi
- Las Palmas Bird Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- Riverbend Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Krizia L. Keiser Memorial Garden: 4.4 mi
- TAMIU Garden: 6.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Laredo's First International Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerritos Blancos | NNW 336° | 182 m | 20.9 mi |
| Loma de las Potrancas | NNW 341° | 177 m | 18.0 mi |
| El Pico | NNW 337° | 152 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mendez Hills | SSE 164° | 144 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:19 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:44 | 20:03 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:05 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:14 | 17:49 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 59 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laredo Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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