Local section · Evacuation to Mexico
Route A step by step (main)
Waze takes a single destination: it takes you to the bridge and you continue from there.
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- Adjust the box to cover San Antonio to the border and download it; repeat for Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.
- Offline maps expire: update them every month.
A clock from minute 0 with the 15-minute list, step by step.
| # | Leg | Instruction | Total km | Total time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home → I-10 | From your home, get on I-10 East | 3 | 0:05 |
| 2 | I-10 East → Loop 410 | Take the exit marked "I-410 South" | 14 | 0:15 |
| 3 | Loop 410 South/West → I-35 | Stay on 410 past Culebra, Marbach and US-90; take I-35 South / Laredo | 38 | 0:30 |
| 4 | I-35 South → Cotulla | Exit 67 (FM 468): fuel, fill both cars, restroom, dogs, check in | 168 | 1:45 |
| 5 | I-35 South → Exit 24 | Sign "TX-255 / Colombia Solidarity Bridge" | 237 | 2:30 |
| 6 | TX-255 West → Colombia Bridge | 36 km, 4 lanes, no road toll; bridge toll in cash (~USD 4 per car, check) | 273 | 2:55 |
| 7 | Crossing | INM, Banjercito, SENASICA and the customs light (see "Crossing documents") | 273 | 3:30–4:30 |
| 8 | Carretera Colombia → La Gloria → 85D South (toll) | ~45 km to the highway; don't take free roads | 320 | 4:30 |
| 9 | 85D → Monterrey | ~190 km; ring road/bypass following "Cd. Victoria / Linares / Carretera Nacional (Hwy 85)" | 510 | 6:15 |
| 10 | Hwy 85 South → Linares | Allende, Montemorelos, Linares: fuel, full tank | 640 | 7:45 |
| 11 | Hwy 85 South → Ciudad Victoria | ~155 km, daylight only | 800 | 9:30 |
