Eagle Pass International Bridge No. 1 Closed due to Bomb Threat

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015

The City of Eagle Pass, Texas International Bridge No. 1 located on Garrison Street was closed at approximately 4 P.M. on Thursday, September 10, 2015, by both the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Mexican Federal Customs Service due to a bomb threat received at approximately 3:45 P.M. at the Eagle Pass Police Department from an unknown male. 

The U.S. Department of Customs and Border Protection, City of Eagle Pass Police Department, and other federal agencies participated in closing and inspecting the Eagle Pass International Bridge No. 1 together with Mexican authorities and the Mexican Army.

After thoroughly inspecting the Eagle Pass International Bridge No. 1 for any alleged bombs or explosives and determining that there were none, both U.S. and Mexican authorities re-opened traffic at the Eagle Pass International Bridge No. 1 at approximately 4:55 P.M.