The southern terminus of Ranch to Market Road 2627 in Heath Canyon, it connects Brewster County with the village of La Linda in Acuña Municipality, Coahuila.

A number of individuals have advocated reopening the bridge, citing increased revenue for the area from ecotourism, improved access for those conducting business in both countries, and a need for a crossing based on cultural and familial ties on either side of the border.

Support for the bridge's reopening from the State of Texas was asserted in HCR 164, enacted and signed by Governor Rick Perry in January 2008.

To formalize its proposal, COLINDA secured input from sources including Customs and Border Protection, TxDOT and Coahuila Obras Publicas and Turismo, Big Bend National Park, Comision Nacional de Areas Protegidas, El Carmen conservation groups, secondary schools and colleges in the U.S. and Mexico, Texas Parks and Wildlife, IBWC/CILA, private property owners and the Kurie family.

La Linda was built and is authorized to operate as a toll facility under Public Law 87-525, Army Corps of Engineers Permit DA-N-005-41-PERMIT-9 dated October 30, 1962.