Camino Real International Bridge

Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras International Bridge II
Image showing the Camino Real International Bridge in the background and the Union Pacific International Railroad Bridge in the foreground, as seen from Piedras Negras
Coordinates28°41′52″N 100°30′38″W / 28.69778°N 100.51056°W / 28.69778; -100.51056
CrossesRio Grande
Locale
Official namePuente Dos
Other name(s)Puente Camino Real
OwnerCity of Eagle Pass and CAPUFE
Maintained byCity of Eagle Pass and CAPUFE
Characteristics
Total length1,384 ft (422 m)
Width82 ft (25 m)
History
OpenedSeptember 24, 1999 (1999-09-24)
Statistics
Toll
  • Non-Commercial Vehicles:
  •     US$3.50 (southbound)[1]
  •     MXN$30 (northbound)[2]
  • Commercial Vehicles:
  •     US$5/axle (southbound)[1]
  •     MXN$60 (northbound)[2]
  • Pedestrians:
  •     US$0.50 (southbound)[1]
  •     MXN$5 (northbound)[2]
Location
Map

The Camino Real International Bridge is an international bridge which crosses the Rio Grande connecting the United States-Mexico border cities of Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedras Negras, Coahuila. The bridge is also known as "Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras International Bridge II", "Puente Dos", "Puente Camino Real" and "Puente Internacional Coahuila 2000".[3]

Description

The American part of the Camino Real International Bridge is owned and managed by the City of Eagle Pass. The Mexican part is owned and managed by Caminos y Puentes Federales de Ingresos y Servicios Conexos (CAPUFE), the Mexican federal toll road and bridge authority. The bridge was originally constructed on September 24, 1999. The bridge is six lanes and 82 feet (25 m) wide by 1,384 feet (422 m) long and includes two six-foot sidewalks for pedestrians.[4]

Location

The international bridge is located half-mile south of the Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras International Bridge and immediately north of the Eagle Pass Union Pacific International Railroad Bridge, the American part of which is owned by Union Pacific and the Mexican part owned by the Mexican federal government and concessioned to Ferromex.

Border crossing

Main article: Eagle Pass Camino Real Port of Entry

The Eagle Pass Camino Real Port of Entry was built in 1999. It is the location where all commercial vehicles entering Eagle Pass are inspected.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Services & Tolls | Eagle Pass, TX".
  2. ^ a b c "RED PROPIA: TARIFAS VIGENTES 2020" (PDF). Caminos y Puentes Federales (in Spanish). 2020.
  3. ^ "Services & Tolls | Eagle Pass, TX". www.eaglepasstx.us. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  4. ^ TxDOT Transportation Planning; Border Crossings
  5. ^ "Camino Real International Bridge". Texas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved 13 Aug 2012.

External links

Media related to Camino Real International Bridge at Wikimedia Commons


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