The Bridge of the Americas is located in El Paso, Texas, at 3600 E. Paisano. Passenger vehicle lanes are open 24 hours, seven days a week. Commercial vehicle lanes are in operation from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday, and 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Saturdays. It consists of four structures, approximately 506 feet in length. Each direction of travel has four lanes for non-commercial vehicle traffic, two lanes for commercial truck traffic, and sidewalk for pedestrians, one for northbound and one for southbound. The Bridge of the Americas is owned by the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) in both U.S. and Mexico. The facility was completed in 1967 and renovated in 1992.
The Bridge of the Americas has a maximum of six commercial lanes, fourteen personal vehicle lanes, and four pedestrian lanes to process border crossers. The bridge has a Free and Secure Trade (FAST) lane to expedite the crossing of commercial trucks northbound and Ready Lanes to process RFID-enabled documents for personal vehicles. For southbound traffic Bridge of the Americas LPOE has a maximum of two commercial lanes, and four personal vehicle lanes.
Wait time sources: Texas A&M Transportation Institute BCIS for cargo trucks actual delay crossing time; CBP Border Wait Times for personal vehicles, pedestrians, and open lanes.
