Colombia – Solidarity Bridge

The Colombia-Solidarity Bridge is the specialist of the Laredo gateway. It connects the small Nuevo Leon border community of Colombia with the Laredo outskirts, about 25 miles upriver from the main commercial span, and it is owned and operated by the City of Laredo. The bridge is an authorized port for hazardous materials and can handle oversize loads, and the most hazardous classes, such as explosives and toxic compounds, are routed exclusively here, according to the City of Laredo. A 2025 presidential permit authorizes a further expansion of the crossing.

What brokers should know

• Hazmat home base. If your freight carries a UN number, Colombia is often the required Laredo-area routing, and Mexican carriers need the commodity and UN number up front to secure permits.
• Room to move. Oversize and overweight project freight favors this bridge for its geometry and lighter congestion.
• Relief valve. When the World Trade Bridge backs up, brokers shift standard freight here, and it is the only Laredo-area crossing that lands directly in Nuevo Leon, on the highway toward Monterrey.

Service models mirror the rest of the corridor: through-trailer door-to-door moves with a transfer driver at the bridge are the norm, with transloading reserved for special cases. See transbordo for the difference. Keep in mind that the Mexican customs broker effectively dictates which Laredo-area bridge a load uses, so confirm the crossing before you quote. For grounding on the corridor, see Mexico 101 and the city page for Laredo.

On Cargado, brokers posted more than 800 loads through Colombia in the past year, and more than 200 vetted carriers submitted bids on the crossing, an unusually deep carrier pool for its posting volume.