Camino Real International Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Camino Real International Bridge
Native Name:Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras International Bridge II
Native Name Lang:es
Coordinates:28.6978°N -100.5106°W
Official Name:Puente Dos
Other Name:Puente Camino Real
Crosses:Rio Grande
Owner:City of Eagle Pass and CAPUFE
Maint:City of Eagle Pass and CAPUFE

The Camino Real International Bridge is an international bridge which crosses the Rio Grande connecting the United States-Mexico border cities of Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedras Negras, Coahuila. The bridge is also known as "Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras International Bridge II", "Puente Dos", "Puente Camino Real" and "Puente Internacional Coahuila 2000".[1]

Description

The American part of the Camino Real International Bridge is owned and managed by the City of Eagle Pass. The Mexican part is owned and managed by Caminos y Puentes Federales de Ingresos y Servicios Conexos (CAPUFE), the Mexican federal toll road and bridge authority. The bridge was originally constructed on September 24, 1999. The bridge is six lanes and 82feet wide by 1384feet long and includes two six-foot sidewalks for pedestrians.[2]

Location

The international bridge is located half-mile south of the Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras International Bridge and immediately north of the Eagle Pass Union Pacific International Railroad Bridge, the American part of which is owned by Union Pacific and the Mexican part owned by the Mexican federal government and concessioned to Ferromex.

Border crossing

See main article: Eagle Pass Camino Real Port of Entry.

The Eagle Pass Camino Real Port of Entry was built in 1999. It is the location where all commercial vehicles entering Eagle Pass are inspected.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Services & Tolls Eagle Pass, TX. 2021-07-27. www.eaglepasstx.us.
  2. http://www.dot.state.tx.us/services/transportation_planning_and_programming/border_crossings_study/crossings/camino.htm TxDOT Transportation Planning; Border Crossings
  3. Web site: Camino Real International Bridge . Texas Department of Transportation . 13 Aug 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120601025705/http://www.txdot.gov/project_information/projects/border_crossing/camino.htm . June 1, 2012 .