Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry, Texas

This new Port of Entry, with a six-lane bridge over the Rio Grande, 17 miles east of El Paso, is one of the largest border crossing stations in the country. It opened in 2014, with the intention of drawing traffic, especially commercial trucks, away from other congested crossings around Juarez/El Paso. It replaces an old crossing nearby, known as the Fabens Port of Entry. Tornillo is one of fewer than fifty official crossing points on the US/Mexico border, 29 of which are in Texas.