Presidio–Ojinaga International Bridge Explained

Presidio–Ojinaga International Bridge
Carries:
Crosses:	Rio Grande
Locale:	Presidio, Texas
Other Name:	Presidio Bridge
Length:	791feet
Lanes:	2
Open:	1985
Toll:	Yes

The Presidio–Ojinaga International Bridge, also known simply as the Presidio Bridge and Puente Ojinaga, is an international bridge that crosses the Rio Grande (Río Bravo) between the cities of Presidio, Texas, and Ojinaga, Chihuahua, on the United States–Mexico border. It connects U.S. Route 67 to the north with Mexican Federal Highway 16 to the south. The bridge is privately owned and is tolled. It was completed and opened in 1985. The bridge is two lanes wide and 791feet long.^[1]

Border crossing

See main article: Presidio Texas Port of Entry.

The Presidio Texas Port of Entry is located at the Presidio–Ojinaga International Bridge. The original, privately-owned wooden bridge was built in the early 1900s, and the port of entry was established by executive order in 1917.^[2] The bridge was most recently replaced in 1985. The current border inspection station was completed about two years later.^[3]

See also

• Presidio–Ojinaga International Rail Bridge, the parallel rail bridge
• List of crossings of the Rio Grande

References

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Notes and References

1. http://www.dot.state.tx.us/services/transportation_planning_and_programming/border_crossings_study/crossings/presidio.htm TxDOT Transportation Planning; Border Crossings
2. Book: Presidential Executive Orders Numbered 1-8030, 1862-1938 . Clifford . Lord . Mayor of the City of New York . 1944.
3. Web site: Presidio Bridge . 2012-07-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120604085453/http://www.txdot.gov/project_information/projects/border_crossing/presidio.htm . 2012-06-04 .