Interstate 35 Business (Laredo, Texas)
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| Interstate 35 Business "A" |
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| Business Spur of the Interstate Highway System. | |
| Length: | 3.4 mi (6* km) |
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| Formed: | March 26, 1991 |
| Direction: | North / South |
| From: |  I-35 US 83 |
| To: | Gateway to the Americas International Bridge (to  MX 85) |
| Major cities: | Laredo, Texas |
| System: | Interstate Highway System |
Business Spur Interstate 35, inventoried by TxDOT as Business Interstate Highway No. 35-A, [1] is a Business Spur route of Interstate 35 in Laredo, Texas. This business spur has a "dangling end", running from the end of the I-35 to the downtown area in Laredo and into Gateway to the Americas International Bridge, continuing south as Mexico Federal Highway 85.
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In Laredo, I-35 Business runs from its junction with I-35 southward along San Bernardo Ave to Houston St; thence westward along Houston St to Salinas Ave; thence southward along Salinas Ave to the U.S. Customs Port-of-Entry; thence northward along Convent Ave to Matamoros St; and thence eastward along Matamoros St to the junction of I-35 and US 83.
Travelers going south on I-35 in Laredo can take one of two toll international bridges across the Rio Grande and the Mexican border--straight ahead into Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge, or via I-35 Business through downtown Laredo into Gateway to the Americas International Bridge.
