Roma Texas Port of Entry explained

Roma Texas Port of Entry
Country:United States
Location:405 N. Estrella Street, Roma, Texas 78584
(Roma–Ciudad Miguel Alemán International Bridge)
Coordinates:26.4042°N -99.0171°W
Opened:1928
Blankdetailstitle1:Phone
Blankdetails1:(956) 849-1678
Blankdetailstitle2:Hours
Blankdetails2:Open 24 hours
Blankdetailstitle3:Exit Port
Blankdetails3:Miguel Aleman
Blankstatstitle1:2011 Cars
Blankstats1:623,471(includes data from Falcon Dam)
Blankstatstitle2:2011 Trucks
Blankstats2:6,921
Blankstatstitle3:Pedestrians
Blankstats3:250,307
Website:http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/tx/2310.xml

The Roma Port of Entry was established in 1928 with the construction of the first suspension bridge. The current bridge was built in 1988, but the historic Roma – Ciudad Miguel Alemán International Bridge remains adjacent to it and is not currently used.[1] The Mexican City of San Pedro de Roma was renamed Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas after former Mexican President Miguel Alemán Valdés. The city of Roma, Texas was once the westernmost navigable seaport on the Rio Grande, but by 1900, water drawn from the river for irrigation upstream had so severely lowered the water levels that vessel traffic had virtually ceased.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Texas Department of Transportation (State of Texas) . Roma-Ciudad Miguel Aleman Bridge . Txdot.gov . 2012-09-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023185341/http://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/projects/studies/statewide/border-crossing/roma.html . 2012-10-23 .
  2. Web site: Heller, Jr. . Dick D. . ROMA-LOS SAENZ, TX . Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association.