Description
Opened in 1999, the Veterans International Bridge is presently the newest of the three bridges in the Brownsville area. The roadway consists of four lanes and a truck lane. The bridge also has sidewalks on both sides to accommodate pedestrian traffic. The bridge operates daily from 6 a.m. to midnight.
On the Brownsville side, the bridge connects to the southern terminus of the US 77 / US 83 freeway. On the Matamoros side, it connects to the northern terminus of Mexican Federal Highway 101/180.
As of September 2, 2010, the toll for bicycles and pedestrians is US$0.75 ($12 MXN). The toll for cars, pick-up trucks, and motorcycles is US$3 ($48 MXN). The toll for trucks begins at US$7.75 ($124 MXN) for those with two-axles. In the fiscal year ending in September 2010, the bridge saw 1,607,271 crossings, approximately double that of the Los Indios Bridge but half of the number at the Gateway International Bridge. This corresponded to a toll revenue in excess of US$6.6 million.
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