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The Eagle Pass–Piedras Negras International Bridge is an international bridge that crosses the
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Eagle Pass, Texas Eagle Pass is a city in and the county seat of Maverick County, Texas, United States. Its population was 28,130 as of the 2020 census. Eagle Pass borders the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, which is to the southwest and across the ...
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Piedras Negras, Coahuila Piedras Negras ( ) is a city and seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name in the Mexican state of Coahuila. It stands at the northeastern edge of Coahuila on the Mexico–United States border, across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass ...
. The bridge is also known as "Eagle Pass Bridge 1" and "Puente Piedras Negras-Eagle Pass".TxDOT Transportation Planning; Border Crossings
/ref> The road continues into Eagle Pass as U.S. Route 57, and into Piedras Negras as Mexican Federal Highway 57.


Description

The American side of the Eagle Pass–Piedras Negras International Bridge is currently owned by the Port of Eagle Pass, which also manages and maintains it. The bridge was originally constructed in 1927 and reconstructed in 1954, after the original bridge was destroyed by a flood; the bridge was reinforced in 1985. The bridge is two lanes wide and long.


Border crossing

The Eagle Pass Port of Entry was established around 1896. The first carriage bridge connecting Eagle Pass with Piedras Negras (then known as Ciudad Porfirio Díaz) was built in April 1890, but was destroyed in a flood in September 1890. The bridge was soon replaced by the Eagle Pass–Piedras Negras International Bridge, and was again rebuilt in 1927 and 1954. The original port facility was rebuilt in 1927 and was replaced by the current facility in 1960.


See also

* List of international bridges in North America


References


External links

International bridges in Texas International bridges in Coahuila Toll bridges in Texas Bridges completed in 1927 Buildings and structures in Maverick County, Texas Transportation in Maverick County, Texas Road bridges in Texas Toll bridges in Mexico {{Texas-bridge-struct-stub