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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. The Fort Hancock Port of Entry is located on the Texas side of the bridge and connects to Farm to Market Road 1088.

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.

See also

• List of crossings of the Rio Grande

References

1. "Fort Hancock-El Porvenir Bridge". Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
2. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1088". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
3. 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.
4. "Fort Hancock-El Porvenir Bridge". Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 26, 2012.

Crossings of the Rio Grande
Upstream Tornillo–Guadalupe International Bridge Fort Hancock–El Porvenir International Bridge Downstream Presidio–Ojinaga International Bridge

31°16′23″N 105°51′16″W / 31.27306°N 105.85444°W / 31.27306; -105.85444

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