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Revision as of 14:40, 8 July 2012
| Tecate Port of Entry | |
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 Tecate Border Inspection Station | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | 405 Tecate Road, Tecate, California 91980 |
| Coordinates | 32°34′37″N 116°37′38″W / 32.576852°N 116.627179°W |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1919 |
| Phone | (619) 938-8330 |
| Hours | 5:00 AM-11:00 PM |
| Exit Port | Tecate, BC, Mexico |
| Statistics | |
| 2011 Cars | 1,571,780 |
| 2011 Trucks | 51,930 |
| Pedestrians | 525,312 |
| Website http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/ca/2505.xml | |
The Tecate Port of Entry is one three ports of entry in the San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan region. The land port is located between San Diego County's Mountain Empire and Tecate Municipality. It is a minor port in comparison to the larger San Ysidro Port of Entry and Otay Mesa Port of Entry. This is attributed in part to the fact that reaching the port requires driving on, in contrast to wide interstates, narrow mountainous roads.
History
The original port of entry was established sometime prio to 1920 to inspect the traffic traveling from Tecate, BC Mexico to the Thing Brothers store on the US side of the border.[1] The current historic border inspection station (where pedestrians continue to be inspected) was built in 1933. In 2005 the port was re-opened as an expansion project was completed. Vehicular traffic is now inspected in a new facility attached to the rear of the historic port. The expanded port cost US$18 million and had approximately five times as much space as the original 1933 facility.[2]
References
- ^ Vezina, Meredith (April 29, 1993). "Time for all Things goes a ways back". San Diego Union-Tribune.
- ^ Lindquist, Dana (March 12, 2005). "Tecate opens expanded port of entry". San Diego Union-Tribune.
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