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Brownsville & Matamoros Bridge Co. 1911 Specimen Bond Rarity.

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Brownsville & Matamoros Bridge Co. 1911 Specimen Bond Rarity.
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This item SOLD at 2021 Jan 27 @ 15:31UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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Arizona, 1911. $1000 Specimen 4% Guaranteed Mortgage Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with green border and undertint, Pair of allegorical figures flank map of North America at top center. Red specimen overprints, 00000 serial numbers, and POCs. VF condition, ABNC. In 1909, the Brownsville and Matamoros Bridge Company, jointly owned by St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway and the Mexican National Railway, was incorporated to oversee construction and operation of the bridge. Work began in April. one of three international bridges that cross the U.S.-Mexico border between the cities of Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas. The Foundation Company of New York lay the concrete foundation, and the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee constructed the steel spans. To accommodate river traffic, the bridge was constructed as a swing bridge, an additional expense that proved unnecessary, as river traffic grew inactive before construction was fully completed. The swing mechanism was tested in July 1910 and never opened again. Construction of the 227 foot structure cost approximately $225,000. The first B&M International Bridge opened for traffic on December 12, 1910. The bridge was intended to serve all land-based international traffic, including pedestrian, animal-drawn, automobile and rail. On opening day, the Brownsville Herald published an elaborate set of tolls, including five cents for a foot passenger, ten cents for equestrians, twenty cents for an automobile with driver (plus five cents additional per extra passenger) and weight- and passenger-based charges for carriages and carts. Rare railroad related bond.