Falcon Dam Port of Entry

Falcon Dam Port of Entry is a port of entry to the United States on the Mexican border.

Falcon Dam Port of Entry
Falcon Dam Port of Entry
Location
Country	United States
Location	FM 2098 Spur, Falcon Heights, Texas 78545 (Falcon Dam)
Coordinates	26.553225°N 99.144487°W / 26.553225; -99.144487
Details
Opened	1954
Hours	7:00 AM-3:00 PM (Central), 7 days a week
Exit Port	Nuevo Laredo
Statistics
2005 Cars	147,101
2005 Trucks	0
Pedestrians	(not reported, but believed to be small in number)
Website https://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/romafalcon-dam

The Falcon Dam was built in 1954 "as part of a joint U.S.-Mexico project to collect water for flood control, hydroelectric power and water for drinking and agriculture."^[1] The Falcon Dam Port of Entry is essentially a replacement for the former Zapata Port of Entry, which was situated at a bridge in the town of Zapata, Texas. When the dam was completed, the town was moved to higher ground, and the Zapata Bridge now lies at the bottom of Falcon Lake.

A five-year safety study of dams along the U.S. - Mexico border, which includes Falcon Dam, done at the behest of the International Boundary and Water Commission "yielded urgent and high-priority deficiencies at five of the six dams."^[2] The study for the IBWC was conducted by Joint Technical Advisors, which includes the United States Army Corps of Engineers.^[2]