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Bridge abutment at Old International Bridge

Dublin Core

Title

Bridge abutment at Old International Bridge

Subject

rivers

abutments

bridges (built works)

borders (boundaries)

Description

Originally, treaties between Mexico and the United States provided for mutual navigation rights along the Rio Grande. Now, the river water is used primarily for domestic purposes and irrigation. As a result of the United States-Mexico water treaty of February 3, 1944, each country provides for the conservation, storage, and regulation of the Rio Grande's water, including the construction of two international dams. This is a bridge abutment to the old International Bridge between Brownsville and Matamoros.

West Brownsville Quadrangle: Texas -Cameron Co.; 7.5 minute series; #4

Creator

Goin, Peter

Source

Peter Goin Collection (MS 733)

Date

Undated

Rights

Copyright © is held by the artist. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, Special Collections. Further transmission, reproduction, presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the artist.

Format

JPEG

Type

Image

Identifier

A37_TracingtheLine.jpeg

Coverage

Brownsville, TX

Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

TIFF

Collection

Tracing the Line

Citation

Goin, Peter, “Bridge abutment at Old International Bridge,” Special Collections Online Exhibits, accessed March 18, 2026, https://exhibits.lib.arizona.edu/items/show/2253.