Tornillo–Guadalupe International Bridge

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Bridge in Tornillo, Texas

Tornillo-Guadalupe International Bridge
Coordinates	31°25′58.3″N 106°8′52.5″W / 31.432861°N 106.147917°W / 31.432861; -106.147917
Crosses	Rio Grande
Locale	Tornillo, Texas
Characteristics
Width	6 lanes
History
Opened	2016
Location

The Tornillo–Guadalupe International Bridge is an international bridge which crosses the Rio Grande connecting the United States–Mexico border towns of Tornillo, Texas and Guadalupe, Chihuahua. The bridge was built in 2016 to replace and upgrade the Fabens–Caseta International Bridge a few hundred yards to the west. The new bridge bypasses the village of Caseta.

Border crossing

Main article: Marcelino Serna Port of Entry

The Marcelino Serna Port of Entry opened on November 17, 2014. The new crossing is built around a six-lane bridge about 1800 feet west of the previous two-lane Fabens–Caseta International Bridge and can accommodate vehicular, pedestrian and commercial traffic. 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 from June 2018 to January 2019. As of July 2019, a 2,500-bed holding facility for adult migrants is under construction at the site.

References

"Tornillo - Guadalupe Land Port of Entry". Turner Construction Company. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

Crossings of the Rio Grande

Upstream
Ysleta–Zaragoza International Bridge

Tornillo–Guadalupe International Bridge

Downstream
Fort Hancock–El Porvenir International Bridge

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