El Paso BOTA Port of Entry
Border crossing between Mexico and the US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Border crossing between Mexico and the US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The El Paso BOTA Port of Entry, located at the Bridge of the Americas (BOTA), connecting Mexican Federal Highway 45 to the south and Interstate 110 to the north, is El Paso's highest volume border crossing, carrying more than half the vehicles (trucks and passenger cars) entering El Paso, Texas from Mexico.[1] This is due in large part to the fact that BOTA is the only bridge in between Mexico and Texas that does not charge a toll. It is a "Class A" service port with a full range of cargo processing functions, and it is open for passenger vehicle traffic 24/7. It is available from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM for commercial truck inspections. 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM on weekdays Saturdays.
| El Paso BOTA Port of Entry | |
|---|---|
Traffic Entering the US from Mexico on the Bridge of the Americas, June 2002 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 31.767261°N 106.450932°W |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1967 |
| Phone | (915) 730-7020 |
| Hours | Open 24 hours |
| Exit Port | Cordova |
| Statistics | |
| 2006 Cars | 7,097,241 |
| 2006 Trucks | 359,813 |
| Pedestrians | 517,961 |
| Website http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/tx/2402.xml | |
Construction on the BOTA crossing was completed in 1967 as part of the Chamizal Treaty between the US and Mexico signed in 1963 that involved a land exchange between the two countries. The El Paso property where the US border inspection station at BOTA is located was Mexican land prior to the execution of this treaty.[2]
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