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Bridge of the Americas Puente Río Bravo
The Bridge of the Americas as seen from El Paso, Texas, in June 2016.
Coordinates	31°45′53″N 106°27′04″W / 31.7647°N 106.451°W / 31.7647; -106.451
Carries	Fed. 45/ I-110, pedestrians
Crosses	Rio Grande Loop 375
Locale	El Paso–Ciudad Juárez
Official name	Puente Internacional Córdova-Las Américas
Other name(s)	Cordova Bridge
Named for	The Americas
Owner	City of El Paso
History
Construction start	1996
Construction end	1998
Statistics
Toll	None
Location

The Bridge of the Americas (BOTA) is a group of international bridges which cross the Rio Grande (Río Bravo) and Texas State Highway Loop 375, connecting the Mexico–United States border cities of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, and El Paso, Texas, via the MX 45 (known as Avenida de las Américas in its Ciudad Juárez section) from the south and the I-110 from the north, crossing the El Paso BOTA Port of Entry. The bridge is known colloquially as "Puente Libre" ("Free Bridge") in Ciudad Juárez, officially as "Puente Internacional Córdova-Las Américas" ("Córdova-The Americas International Bridge") or "Puente Internacional Córdova de las Américas" ("Córdova of the Americas International Bridge"), and also as "Puente Río Bravo" ("Rio Bravo Bridge"), "Cordova Bridge", and "Free Bridge".

Description

The Bridge of the Americas consists of two bridges comprising four separate structures: two two-lane bridges for truck traffic, northbound and southbound; and two four-lane bridges for passenger vehicles, with two sidewalks for pedestrians. The bridge is one of four international points of entry connecting Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, forming the binational metropolitan area of El Paso–Juárez, alongside the Ysleta–Zaragoza International Bridge, Paso del Norte Bridge, and Stanton Street Bridge.

History

The bridges were constructed from 1996 to 1998. The bridge is owned by the International Boundary and Water Commission, and operated in its American section by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and its Mexican section by Mexican Customs. It is one of just five bridges connecting Mexico and the United States from Ciudad Juárez. As of 2015, it is the only one that is toll free (hence the name "Puente Libre" meaning "Free Bridge").

Border crossing

The El Paso BOTA Port of Entry is El Paso's highest volume border crossing, carrying more than half the vehicles (trucks and passenger cars) entering El Paso, Texas, from Mexico.

In popular culture

The American drama television series The Bridge (2013) is set on the Bridge of the Americas and in surrounding areas.

The bridge is featured in the Denis Villeneuve film Sicario (2015).

See also

• Transport portal
• Engineering portal
• Mexico portal
• Texas portal
• List of crossings of the Rio Grande

References

1. ^ "Texas-Mexico International Bridges and Border Crossings: Existing and Proposed (2013)" Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, Texas Department of Transportation
2. "The Borderplex Alliance –". El Paso Regional Economic Development Corporation. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
3. "Puentes Internacionales Ciudad Juárez", Google Maps.
4. "Border Crossing Travel Time Study, FINAL Study Report, Volume I: TxDOT El Paso District". RJ RIVERA Associates, Inc. for Texas Department of Transportation, Transportation Planning and Programming Division. Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
5. Sepinwall, Alan (July 8, 2013). "'The Bridge' producer Meredith Stiehm on translating Denmark/Sweden into U.S./Mexico". HitFix. Retrieved 2013-07-24.

External links

• Media related to Bridge of the Americas (El Paso–Ciudad Juárez) at Wikimedia Commons

31°45′52.81″N 106°27′4.88″W / 31.7646694°N 106.4513556°W / 31.7646694; -106.4513556

Crossings of the Rio Grande
Upstream Good Neighbor International Bridge Bridge of the Americas Downstream Ysleta–Zaragoza International Bridge

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Nickname: Sun City
Primary and secondary education	El Paso ISD high schools Andress Austin Bowie Burges Chapin Coronado El Paso High Franklin Irvin Jefferson Silva Health Magnet Transmountain Early College Ysleta ISD high schools and notable schools Bel Air Del Valle Eastwood J. M. Hanks Parkland Riverside Ysleta High Valle Verde Early College Alicia R. Chacón International School (K-8) Socorro ISD high schools Americas El Dorado Montwood Pebble Hills Other high schools not in the city limits Other school districts Canutillo ISD Private schools Cathedral High School Loretto Academy Father Yermo Lydia Patterson Institute Radford School César Chávez Academy El Paso Academy East El Paso Country Day School Journey Academy Keys Academy Paso Del Norte Academy Plato Academy Special campuses College Career and Technology Academy Delta Academy Occupational Center Regional Day School For The Deaf San Jacinto Adult Learning Center Telles Academy Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy
Higher education	University of Texas at El Paso El Paso Community College Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso
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Neighborhoods	Angel's Triangle Chihuahuita Duranguito El Segundo Barrio Kern Place Mesquite Hills Mountain View North Hills Northeast El Paso Park Foothills Sunset Heights Tierra Del Este Vista Del Sol Ysleta
Media	Print media El Paso Times El Diario de El Paso Former print media El Paso Herald-Post Radio stations KAMA KBNA-FM KELP KHEY KHEY-FM KHRO KINT-FM KKLY KLAQ KOFX KPAS KPRR KQBU KROD KSII KSVE KTEP KTSM KTSM-FM KVER KVIV KYSE WNG652 WXK25 XHTO-FM Television stations K22NM-D K27OJ-D KCOS KDBC KFOX KINT KSCE KTFN KVIA KTSM
Hospitals	William Beaumont Army Medical Center University Medical Center Sierra Medical Center Las Palmas Medical Center Del Sol Medical Center Sierra Providence East Medical Center El Paso Children's Hospital Providence Memorial Hospital
Military	Biggs Army Airfield Fort Bliss
Theaters	Abraham Chavez Theatre Plaza Theater
Museums	Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens Chamizal National Memorial El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center El Paso Museum of Archaeology El Paso Museum of Art El Paso Museum of History La Nube Magoffin Home State Historic Site National Border Patrol Museum Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso
Parks and gardens	Chamizal National Memorial Franklin Mountains State Park Hueco Tanks State Historic Site McKelligon Canyon San Jacinto Plaza Wyler Aerial Tramway
International border crossings	Bridge of the Americas Good Neighbor International Bridge Paso del Norte International Bridge Ysleta–Zaragoza International Bridge
Transportation	El Paso International Airport Horizon Airport Union Depot
Organizations based in El Paso	El Paso Intelligence Center Frontera Women's Foundation Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
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