Tornillo–Guadalupe International Bridge
Tornillo-Guadalupe International Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 31°25′58.3″N 106°8′52.5″W / 31.432861°N 106.147917°W |
| Crosses | Rio Grande |
| Locale | Tornillo, Texas |
| Characteristics | |
| Width | 6 lanes |
| History | |
| Opened | 2016 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Tornillo-Guadalupe International Bridge | |
The Tornillo–Guadalupe International Bridge is an international bridge which crosses the Rio Grande connecting the United States–Mexico border towns of Tornillo, Texas, US, and Guadalupe, Chihuahua, Mexico. The bridge was built in 2016 to replace and upgrade the Fabens–Caseta International Bridge, located a short distance away, effectively bypassing it.
Border crossing
The Marcelino Serna Port of Entry opened on November 17, 2014. The new crossing is built around a six-lane bridge about 1,800 ft (550 m) west of the previous two-lane Fabens–Caseta International Bridge and can accommodate vehicular, pedestrian and commercial traffic.[1]
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility at the crossing served as the site for the Tornillo tent city, which housed as many as 2,800 detained migrant youths by January 2019.[2]
As of July 2019, a 2,500-bed holding facility for adult migrants is under construction at the site.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Tornillo - Guadalupe Land Port of Entry". Turner Construction Company. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ Flaherty, Anne (January 11, 2019). "Tornillo, the Texas tent camp that housed thousands of migrant children, will close: HHS". ABC News.
- ^ Moore, Robert (July 13, 2019). "Tornillo will reopen as a migrant detention center, this time for up to 2,500 adults". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved July 18, 2019.