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The '''Fort Hancock–El Porvenir International Bridge''' ({{langx|es|Puente El Porvenir}}) is an international bridge which crosses the [[Rio Grande]] connecting the [[United States–Mexico border]] cities of [[Fort Hancock, Texas]] and [[Práxedis G. Guerrero Municipality|El Porvenir]], [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]]. The two-lane international bridge was constructed in 1936 and is {{convert|1855|ft|m}} long.<ref name="TxDOT Project">{{cite web|url=http://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/projects/studies/statewide/border-crossing/fthancock.html|title=Fort Hancock-El Porvenir Bridge|publisher=Texas Department of Transportation|accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref> The [[Fort Hancock Port of Entry]] is located on the Texas side of the bridge and connects to [[Farm to Market Road 1088]].<ref name="TxDOT FM 1088">{{TxDOT|FM|1088|accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Mapbook 1179">{{Texas Mapbook|year=2018|page=1179|accessdate=July 14, 2021}}</ref>
==Border crossing==
{{main|Fort Hancock Port of Entry}}
The Fort Hancock Port of Entry was established when the first bridge was built by the [[International Boundary and Water Commission]] in 1936.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.txdot.gov/project_information/projects/border_crossing/fthancock.htm|title=Fort Hancock-El Porvenir Bridge|work=Texas Department of Transportation|accessdate=July 26, 2012}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of crossings of the Rio Grande]]
==References==
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|structure       = Crossings
|place           = [[Rio Grande]]
|bridge          = Fort Hancock–El Porvenir International Bridge
|bridge signs    = [[File:Texas FM 1088.svg|25px]]
|upstream        = [[Tornillo–Guadalupe International Bridge]]
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|downstream      = [[Presidio–Ojinaga International Bridge]]
|downstream signs = [[File:US 67.svg|25px]][[File:Carretera federal 16.svg|25px]]
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[[Category:International bridges in Texas]]
[[Category:International bridges in Chihuahua (state)]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1936]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Hudspeth County, Texas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Hudspeth County, Texas]]
[[Category:Road bridges in Texas]]
[[Category:1936 establishments in Mexico]]
[[Category:1936 establishments in Texas]]
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