Mexican Federal Highway 2

Federal Highway 2 (Carretera Federal 2, Fed. 2) is a free part of the Mexican federal highway corridors (los corredores carreteros federales) that runs along the U.S. border. The highway is in two separate improved segments, starting in the west at Tijuana, Baja California, on the Pacific coast and ending in the east in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, on the Gulf of Mexico. Fed. 2 passes through the border states of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas. It has a total length of 1987 km; 1343 km in the west and 644 km in the east.

Fed. 2 has a connection to all official ports of entry into the United States, with the exception of the international bridge between Ojinaga, Chihuahua, and Presidio, Texas, which is between the two highway segments. These ports of entry allow road access to the four border states of the United States: California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. As a result, customs inspection stations are common along some stretches of the highway.

Both segments of Fed. 2 are located entirely within the "Hassle Free Zone", which is the zone where a temporary import permit is not required for foreign vehicles. Tourist cards are only required to be obtained by tourists traveling on Fed. 2 between Sonoyta, Sonora, and Cananea, Sonora. The rest of Fed. 2 can be traveled without obtaining a tourist card as long as the stay does not last longer than 72 consecutive hours.

Route description
Fed. 2 is divided into two discontinuous segments. The western segment begins in Tijuana, Baja California, and terminates at El Porvenir, Chihuahua, near Ciudad Juárez. The eastern segment begins at Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, and continues to the Gulf of Mexico at Playa Bagdad, Tamaulipas, in Matamoros.
 * colspan=3 align=center|Western segment
 * B.C.
 * 244.03 km
 * Son.
 * 745.79 km
 * Chih.
 * 353.32 km
 * Segment total
 * 1343.14 km
 * colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Eastern segment
 * Coah.
 * 204.02 km
 * N.L.
 * 24.00 km
 * Tamps.
 * 416.18 km
 * Segment total
 * 644.20 km
 * Total
 * 1987.34 km
 * }
 * 24.00 km
 * Tamps.
 * 416.18 km
 * Segment total
 * 644.20 km
 * Total
 * 1987.34 km
 * }
 * Total
 * 1987.34 km
 * }

Between Tijuana and Mexicali in Baja California, and again between Reynosa and Matamoros in Tamaulipas, the route is bypassed by Fed. 2D, a four-lane controlled-access toll road referred to in Mexico as an autopista. Fed. 2 is considered to be part of Pacific Coastal Highway from Tijuana to Fed. 15 in Sonora.

Fed. 2 passes through the border states of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas. The highway also has connecting access to every official port of entry into the United States with the exception of the international bridge between Ojinaga, Chihuahua, and Presidio, Texas, which is within the gap between the two highway segments. These ports of entry enable access from the highway to all four United States border states: California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. As a result, customs inspection stations are common along some sections of the highway.



The joining of the separate improved segments would not decrease travel time as the route follows the course of the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) around the Big Bend region of Texas. The gap between the two is more directly crossed by traveling along Interstate 10 and U.S. Highway 90 in the United States.

Western segment

 * The western terminus of this segment is at in Tijuana, Baja California.
 * Corredor Tijuana-Rosarito 2000 in eastern Tijuana
 * in Tecate
 * in Mexicali
 * in Sonoyta, Sonora
 * south in Santa Ana
 * north in Imuris
 * in Agua Prieta
 * in Janos, Chihuahua
 * in Ciudad Juárez
 * The eastern terminus of this segment is in El Porvenir at the Fort Hancock–El Porvenir International Bridge, which connects to at Fort Hancock, Texas.



Eastern segment

 * The western terminus of this segment is in Ciudad Acuña at the Lake Amistad Dam International Crossing, which connects to at Del Rio, Texas.
 * in Ciudad Acuña
 * in Piedras Negras
 * in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
 * in Nueva Ciudad Guerrero
 * in Ciudad Mier
 * in Reynosa
 * in Reynosa
 * in Matamoros
 * The eastern terminus of this segment is at Playa Lauro Villar on the Gulf of Mexico.

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Baja California
Between Mexicali and the Sonora state line, the route is a four lane divided highway. Elsewhere, it is a two lane roadway. The route includes a spur road to the airport at Mexicali.
 * Tijuana – intersects Fed. 1 – connects to border at San Diego, California, and Interstate 5 (I-5)
 * Tijuana – connection to San Diego and State Route 905 (SR 905) at Otay Mesa
 * Tecate – intersects Fed. 3 – connects to Tecate, California, and SR 188
 * Luis Echeverría
 * La Rumorosa
 * Mexicali – intersects Fed. 51 – connects to border at Calexico, California, and SR 111
 * Ej. Puebla – intersects Fed. 2
 * Ej. Pólvora – intersects Fed. 1
 * Benito Juárez – connection to border between Los Algodones, Baja California and Andrade, California, at SR 186
 * Ej. Hermosillo– connection to border between Los Algodones and Andrade at SR 186

Sonora
The route is a four lane divided highway between the Baja California state line and San Luís Río Colorado and again between Santa Ana and Imuris where the route is concurrent with Fed. 15. It is a two lane roadway elsewhere.
 * San Luis Río Colorado – intersects SON 40
 * San Luis Río Colorado – connection to border at San Luis, Arizona, and U.S. Route 95 (US 95)
 * Sonoyta – intersects Fed. 8 – connection to border at Lukeville, Arizona, and SR 85
 * Caborca
 * Pitiquito
 * Altar – intersects SON 64 – connection to border between El Sásabe, Sonora and Sasabe, Arizona, at SR 286
 * Santa Ana – intersects and merges with Fed. 15
 * Magdalena de Kino – remains concurrent with Fed. 15
 * Imuris – intersects and ends concurrency with Fed. 15 – connection to border between Nogales, Sonora, and Nogales, Arizona, at I-19
 * Cananea – intersects Fed. 2 spur road into town center
 * Cuauhtémoc – intersects Fed. 2 spur road – connects to border between Naco, Sonora, and Naco, Arizona
 * Agua Prieta – intersects Fed. 17 – connection to border at Douglas and SR 80

Chihuahua
The route is a two lane roadway throughout the state.
 * Los Mimbres – nearby connection to border between El Berrendo and Adobe Wells, New Mexico at New Mexico State Road 81 (NM 81)
 * Janos – intersects Fed. 10
 * Ascención
 * Los Tríos – intersects Fed. 2 spur – connection to border between Palomas and Columbus, New Mexico at NM 11
 * Jerónimo – intersects Fed. 48 (a spur route) – connection to border at Santa Teresa, New Mexico and NM 136
 * Ciudad Juárez – intersects Fed. 45 – connection with border at El Paso, Texas and U.S. Highway 62 via Paso del Norte Bridge (southbound) and Stanton Street Bridge (northbound)
 * Ciudad Juárez – connection with border at El Paso and U.S. Highway 54 and unsigned I-110 via Bridge of the Americas/Córdova Bridge
 * Zaragoza – connection with border at El Paso and Texas Farm to Market Road 659 (FM 659) via Zaragoza Bridge
 * Guadalupe – intersects Fed. 2 spur route – connection with border near Tornillo, Texas and Fabens, Texas at FM 1109 via Porfirio Parra Bridge
 * Praxedis G. Guerrero
 * El Porvenir – intersects Fed. 2 spur route – connection with border at Fort Hancock and FM 1088 via Porvenir Bridge

Coahuila
The route is a four lane divided highway for a short portion outside Piedras Negras where the route is concurrent with Fed. 57. Elsewhere, it is a two lane road. The route includes short spur roads to the Ciudad Acuña airport and to a scenic overlook.
 * Ciudad Acuña – intersects Fed. 2 spur route – connection to border at Lake Amistad and Amistad Dam and Spur 349
 * Ciudad Acuña – intersects Fed. 29 – connection to border at Del Rio, Texas and Spur 239 via Ciudad Acuña-Del Rio International Bridge
 * Jiménez
 * Piedras Negras – intersects and briefly is concurrent with Fed. 57 – connects to border at Eagle Pass, Texas and U.S. Highway 57 via Camino Real International Bridge
 * Piedras Negras – connection to border at Eagle Pass and FM 1021 via Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras International Bridge I
 * Guerrero

Nuevo León
The route is a two lane roadway throughout the state.
 * Colombia – intersects NL Spur 1 – connection to border near Laredo, Texas, at State Highway 255 (SH 255) via Colombia Solidarity International Bridge

Tamaulipas
The route is a four lane divided highway between Reynosa and Ciudad Río Bravo as well as within Matamoros. It is a two lane roadway elsewhere. The route has a bypass route around Ciudad Camargo and airport spur routes at Nueva Ciudad Guerrero and Reynosa -->
 * Nuevo Laredo – connection with border at Laredo, Texas, and Loop 20 via World Trade International Bridge
 * Nuevo Laredo – connection with border at Laredo via Gateway to the Americas International Bridge
 * Nuevo Laredo – intersects Fed. 85 – connects to border at Laredo, Texas, and Business Spur I-35 via Juárez-Lincoln International Bridge
 * Nueva Ciudad Guerrero – connection with border at Falcon Heights, Texas and FM 2098 via Falcon Dam
 * Mier – intersects Fed. 54
 * Ciudad Miguel Alemán – connection to border at Roma, Texas, via Roma-Ciudad Miguel Alemán International Bridge
 * Ciudad Camargo – intersects Fed. 2 spur route – connects to border at Rio Grande City, Texas via Rio Grande City-Ciudad Camargo International Bridge
 * Ciudad Gustavo Díaz Ordáz intersects Fed. 2 spur route – connects to border at Los Ebanos, Texas, and FM 886 via Los Ebanos-Díaz Ordáz Ferry
 * Reynosa – intersects Fed. 40 – connects to border at Hidalgo, Texas via McAllen-Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge
 * Reynosa – intersects Fed. 97
 * Reynosa – connection to border near Pharr, Texas, and Spur 600 via Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge
 * Ciudad Río Bravo
 * Nuevo Progreso – connection to border at Progreso, Texas, and FM 1015 via Progreso-Nuevo Progreso International Bridge
 * Ramírez – nearby connection to border at Los Indios, Texas, via Free Trade Bridge
 * Matamoros – connection to border at Brownsville via Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge
 * Matamoros – intersects Fed. 101 and Fed. 180 – connects to border at Brownsville and SH 4 via Gateway International Bridge
 * Matamoros – connection to border at Brownsville and US 77 and US 83 via Veteran's International Bridge