Bridge over Rio Grande

Bridge over Rio Grande

The image shows a bridge over the Rio Grande near Mount Cristo Rey, Sunland Park, NM, in the 1910s. Trains to and from New Mexico were coming this way.

Area: Central / Smeltertown

Source: El Paso Public Library

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

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