Hours Open 24 Hours 2005 Cars 2,400,000 | Phone (956) 548-2520 Exit Port Matamoros Opened 1909 | |
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Location 1300 West Mexico Street, Brownsville, Texas 78520 | ||
The Brownsville B&M Port of Entry opened in 1909 with the completion of the Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge. The bridge was built to carry trains, horses, wagons and pedestrians. The original bridge could swing open to allow river traffic to pass; however it was a function that was almost never used due to the shallowness of the Rio Grande. The bridge was substantially renovated in 1953, and a second 4-lane bridge dedicated to northbound traffic was built adjacent to it in 1997. Since 1999, all truck traffic has been diverted to the Veterans and Los Indios crossings.
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