Carries Fed. 57/ US 57 Official name Eagle Pass Bridge 1 Owner Port of Eagle Pass Opened 1927 Phone +1 830-757-2403 Rebuilt 1954 | Crosses Rio Grande Named for Eagle Pass Maintained by Port of Eagle Pass Total length 565 m Body of water Rio Grande Locale Eagle Pass | |
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Address E Garrison street, Eagle Pass, TX 78852, USA Similar Camino Real Internatio, Fabens–Caseta International Bridge, Paso del Norte Internatio, Laredo–Colombia Solidarity Internatio, Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge | ||
The Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras 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 Bridge 1" and "Puente Piedras Negras-Eagle Pass". The road continues into Eagle Pass as U.S. Route 57, and Piedras Negras as Mexican Federal Highway 57.
Description
The American side of the Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras International Bridge is currently owned by the Port of Eagle Pass, which also manages it. The bridge was originally constructed in 1927 and reconstructed in 1954, after the original bridge was destroyed by a flood, the bridge was reinforced in 1985. The bridge is two lanes wide and 1,855 feet (565 m) long.