Brownsville – Veterans Port of Entry
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| Brownsville Veterans Port of Entry | |
|---|---|
 Brownsville Veterans Border Inspection Station | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | 3300 S. Expressway 77/83, Brownsville, Texas 78521 (Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates) |
| Coordinates | 25°53′20″N 97°28′33″W / 25.889014°N 97.475746°W |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Phone | (956) 983-5620 |
| Hours | 6:00am - Midnight |
| Exit Port | Matamoros |
| Statistics | |
| 2005 Cars | 2,000,000 |
| 2005 Trucks | 192,000 |
| Pedestrians | 100,000 |
| Website http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/tx/2301.xml | |
The Brownsville Veterans Port of Entry opened in 1999 with the completion of the Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates. The bridge was built primarily to divert commercial freight traffic away from the busy downtown bridges, but about a third of the passenger vehicles also cross at this point.[1] The Veterans Port of Entry is the easternmost US-Mexico border crossing, and is by far the newest of the three crossings between Brownsville and Matamoros.
References
[edit]- ^ "Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates - (IGNACIO ZARAGOZA)". University of Texas - Brownsville. 14 Feb 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2005.