La historia del puente negro de Río Bravo, Tamaulipas

Follow us on social media! Facebook:   / jimmyreyesss   Twitter:   / jimmy_reyesss   Instagram:   / jimmy_reyesss   SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL: Don't forget to turn on notifications. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWS CHANNEL:    / @jimmyreyesband   History of the Black Bridge in Río Bravo, Tamaulipas. The Black Bridge is a railway branch line crossing built during the six-year term of then-President of Mexico, Miguel Alemán Valdés, who governed from 1946 to 1952. The bridge is located near Matamoros Street, over the Anzaldúas Canal. It has been popularly called the Black Bridge because of the wood from which it is constructed, which resembles the color black. It is known that, during the 1940s and 50s, the remains of La Sauteña were distributed at the discretion of, and for modest prices, to officials of the Regime, mainly those linked to or close to the then-President of the Republic, Miguel Alemán Valdés. It is said that the bridge was built so that the railway tracks could reach a ranch called El Canelo in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, which was owned by the former president himself, as he planned to use it to his advantage to transport cattle and the cotton harvest at that time. So the then state-owned company National Railways of Mexico began construction of a railway branch line to that property. However, the project was never completed, and the branch line was abandoned, leaving only one railway track. It is unknown how far the crossing was built, although some people claim to have seen a tanker truck on dirt road 111, and others assert that the track reached the Los Ángeles Agricultural Colony. It is also said that the project was abandoned because the president's term ended and he could not complete it due to the large financial investment required. Over the years, this crossing has become so popular that many people have seen couples declaring their love under the moonlight. There are also eerie stories, such as the case of a person who was on the bridge when he suddenly saw a huge bird that frightened him, and he ran away. Many people have also died there, either by falling or by suicide. So far, half of the black bridge, where students and families living in the neighborhoods on the south side of the canal walk daily, is about to collapse, risking their lives, without the corresponding authorities repairing what is considered a significant part of Rio Bravo's history.