Fort Hancock–El Porvenir International Bridge

Fort Hancock–El Porvenir International Bridge

Puente El Porvenir
Fort Hancock–El Porvenir International Bridge; Puente El Porvenir
Coordinates	31°16′23″N 105°51′16″W / 31.2731°N 105.8544°W
Crosses	Rio Grande
Locale	Fort Hancock, Texas
Characteristics
Total length	1,855 feet
History
Opened	1936
Location

The Fort Hancock–El Porvenir International Bridge (Spanish: Puente El Porvenir) is an international bridge which crosses the Rio Grande connecting the United States–Mexico border cities of Fort Hancock, Texas and El Porvenir, Chihuahua. The two-lane international bridge was constructed in 1936 and is 1,855 feet (565 m) long.^[1] The Fort Hancock Port of Entry is located on the Texas side of the bridge and connects to Farm to Market Road 1088.^[2]^[3]

Border crossing

The Fort Hancock Port of Entry was established when the first bridge was built by the International Boundary and Water Commission in 1936.^[4]

^ "Fort Hancock-El Porvenir Bridge". Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1088". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1179. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ "Fort Hancock-El Porvenir Bridge". Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 26, 2012.

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