Global InformationLaredo Convent Avenue Port of Entry information
| Laredo Convent Avenue Port of Entry | |
|---|---|
 Laredo Port of Entry at the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | 100 Convent Ave., Laredo, Texas 78040 (Gateway to the Americas International Bridge) |
| Coordinates | 27°30′05″N 99°30′27″W / 27.501415°N 99.507385°W |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1898 |
| Hours | Open 24 Hours |
| Exit Port | Nuevo Laredo |
| Statistics | |
| 2005 Cars | 1,400,000 |
| 2005 Trucks | 0 |
| Pedestrians | 1,200,000 |
| Website www | |
U.S. Inspection Station – Laredo, Texas | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
  U.S. Inspection Station-Laredo, Texas  U.S. Inspection Station-Laredo, Texas | |
| MPS | U.S. Border Inspection Stations MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 14000600 |
| Added to NRHP | September 10, 2014 |
The Laredo Convent Avenue Port of Entry is located at the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge (sometimes referred to as "Bridge I" or "Old Bridge" or "Convent Avenue Bridge").[1] Since 1889, a bridge connected Laredo, Texas with Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas at this location. For many years, this was the only crossing for vehicular and pedestrian traffic between the two cities.
- ^ "Gateway to the Americas Bridge – The History of Laredo". Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 13, 2012.