U.S. Inspection Station-Laredo, Texas
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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"). 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. In 1889, eight years after the first railroad bridge was constructed connecting two cities, the "Foot and Wagon Bridge" was built, enabling pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages to cross the border. This bridge was destroyed by a tornado and subsequent flood in 1905, and again by a mysterious fire in 1920. It was destroyed again by floods in 1932 and 1954. During each reconstruction, temporary pontoon bridges were built to accommodate traffic. The current bridge was completed in 1955. The construction of the Amistad Dam in 1969 has mitigated the effect of subsequent flooding conditions. It wasn't until 1976 that a second bridge was built to further connect the two cities. The U.S. Inspection Station building that was built in 1943 was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1992. National Register of Historic Places listings in Webb County, Texas Media related to Laredo Convent Avenue Port of Entry at Wikimedia Commons
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When was U.S. Inspection Station-Laredo, Texas listed on the National Register?
U.S. Inspection Station-Laredo, Texas was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 2014.
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U.S. Inspection Station-Laredo, Texas is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for U.S. Inspection Station-Laredo, Texas is recorded as the industrial era.
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