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1933 map of the Inter-American Highway portion of the Pan-American Highway. The official route of the Pan-American Highway through Mexico (where it is known as the Inter-American Highway) starts at Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas (opposite Laredo, Texas), and goes south to Mexico City along Mexican Federal Highway 85. [15]
Nuevo Laredo is part of the Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area with a population of 636,516. The municipality has an area of 1,334.02 km 2 (515.07 sq mi). Nuevo Laredo is considered the “customs capital of Latin America” because of its high volume of international trade operations in the region, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and number 1 in ...
The Laredo–Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan area has a total of 636,516 inhabitants according to the INEGI Census of 2010 [4] and the United States Census estimate of 2010. [5] According to World Gazetteer this urban agglomeration ranked 157th largest in North and South America in 2010 with an estimated population of 675,481.
Laredo-World Trade: LWT: I-69W US 59 Loop 20 (Bob Bullock Loop) Laredo, Texas: Nuevo Laredo Fed. 85D: Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas: Laredo Bridge 4; no cars or pedestrians - commercial vehicles only 2000 Laredo Bridge 1: LAR: Convent Avenue Laredo, Texas: Nuevo Laredo Avenida Guerrero Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas: Laredo Bridge 1; no trucks 1898 Laredo ...
The road was finally finished in 1967 and existed as a continuous strip of gravel, dirt, or asphalt between Panama and Mexico. The only section of the IAH that was constructed without any form of American aid was the 1,600 mile strip between Nuevo Laredo and Malacatán, on the Mexico-Guatemala border.
Laredo is the largest inland port in the United States, and Nuevo Laredo the largest in Latin America. This is due to their respective locations, served by Interstate Highway 35 / Mexican Federal Highway 85 , the effects of NAFTA, dozens of twin assembly plants on the Mexican side, and dozens of import export agencies to expedite trade.
The first villas in the region were settled in Laredo and Reynosa in 1767. [12] In 1805, the Spanish government solidified the autonomy of the region by defining the territory of Nuevo Santander as south of the colony of Tejas from the Nueces River south to Tampico, Charcas, and Valles.
Carretera federal 85 as it crosses the Paso de Mamulique between Nuevo Laredo and Monterrey Garita Kilómetro 26. Federal Highway 85 is a 6-lane divided unrestricted access road from Nuevo Laredo to Monterrey. Gateway to the Americas International Bridge in Nuevo Laredo is the highway's starting point. In Nuevo Laredo MFH 85 is also known as ...