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Tecate border crossing as seen from Mexico in 1919. US Customs building is on the left. The original port of entry was established sometime prior to 1919 to inspect the traffic traveling from Tecate, Baja California, in large part to shop at the Thing Brothers store (later the Johnson store) on the US side of the border. [1]
Details on each of the US ports of entry are provided using the links in the table. On the U.S. side, each crossing has a three-letter Port of Entry code. This code is also seen on passport entry stamp or parole stamp. The list of codes is administered by the Department of State. Note that one code may correspond to multiple crossings. [1]
SR 188, also known as Tecate Road, begins at the U.S.–Mexico border in the community of Tecate, Baja California; this border crossing handled roughly four percent of all traffic in between Baja California and California during 2008. [2] The route progresses northward, passing through a large commercial district in Tecate, California. The ...
Tecate is an unincorporated community in the Mountain Empire area of central southeastern San Diego County, California.It is adjacent to (directly north of) the Mexico–United States border and the Mexican city of Tecate in Baja California; it is affectionately nicknamed Tecatito (or "Little Tecate") on account of its smaller size compared with the Mexican city.
Tecate is part of the San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan region and the largest city between Tijuana and Mexicali. Tecate is a regional economic hub and popular tourist destination, known as home to the Tecate Port of Entry and to Tecate beer.
On some days, due to winding roads and poor road conditions of Highway 2D, it is faster to travel between Tijuana and Mexicali through San Diego, California and Interstate 8 (Kumeyaay Highway) in California, if traffic volume of both San Ysidro Port of Entry and Calexico West Port of Entry are low.
Federal Highway 3 (Spanish: Carretera Federal 3, Fed. 3 ) is a tollfree part of the federal highway corridors (Spanish: los corredores carreteros federales). [1] [2] [3] One segment [clarification needed] connects Tecate (and California State Route 188 on the US-Mexico border) to Ensenada in Baja California.
Crossing the bridge north into Texas can take up to 1-2 hours at the Hidalgo Texas Port of Entry, as the U.S. border agents stop all vehicles and the lines can be very long. Recently a Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection−SENTRI lane was designated, which for an extra yearly fee shortens the U.S. entry time from Mexico.