My family of 4 will be leaving our car in long term parking at the airport in El Paso on a Friday in October. We will then call a taxi or uber to drive us to a port of entry at the border, cross, and then get another taxi or uber on the other side to drive us to the international in Juarez for a flight out at 7pm. Is the Bridge of the Americas the best crossing point for us or should we consider another?

Also, on the US side, which would be best for us, a taxi or an uber? On the Mexican side?

THANK YOU

I've never crossed at El Paso. But I was curious. Most all border towns have an official bridge page with webcams, & El Paso is no exception. It seems that Paso Del Norte is the bridge you want. It doesn't look like Americas has pedestrian traffic, at least according to this.
https://www.elpasotexas.gov/international-bridges
Plus, you'd be just a couple of blocks from the Kentucky Club where supposedly the margarita was invented. I'd think you'd have to stop off & try a couple, wouldn't you? Then summon Uber.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kentucky-club
It looks like inm is just a few blocks from the Paso Del Norte port. The inm website says you cannot get your fmm's at the airport.

The airport won't be the OP's point of arrival in Mexico. They would have to get the tourist card at the land border.

Well, that story might work in Juarez, but don't tell it in Tijuana. There you'll hear about a bartender at the Foreign Club inventing the drink in the 1940s in honor of dancer Margarita Cansino, who would later become actress Rita Hayworth.

A more practical matter: How prudent is it to stop at any bar in Juarez? I'd make sure to go directly to the airport.

I'm a pretty fearless traveler and I've been to a few parts of the world that some people wouldn't go, but I'm not fearless enough to go to Juarez. I've read it's safer than it used to be, but that isn't saying much.

You mentioned the El Paso airport. I assume the reason you're flying from Juarez is because it's cheaper than flying from El Paso. That wouldn't be worth it for me, but if your plans aren't flexible then go directly to the Juarez airport in a licensed cab.

Yes, flying out of Juarez was like $150/person instead of $1300. And yes, the plan is to proceed directly from the border to the airport. I do not believe that we will find ourselves in any of the places that have given Juarez a bad name. But as you said, I've also heard that things there are getting better.

We left our car in El Paso, walked across a bridge and got a taxi on the other side to our hotel. I think we chose the most western bridge. When we returned, we were told which bridge to use, a different one.

I'll just add some context to this. As mentioned, I've not been to Cd Juárez or El Paso. But I've been to several other border cities that were at one time or another deemed dangerous. Or still are. Currently, Guanajuato state (where I live) is considered the most violent state in all off Mexico, depending on your source. Celaya, where we do our big box shopping, is, or was, considered the most dangerous city in Mexico, if not the world, recently. More so even than Cd Juárez. But life goes on. People go to work, go shopping, go out to eat. Our Mexican daughter in law spent quite a bit of time in Juarez as she went through her visa application process & all the associated interviews & medical exams at the US consulate. She has family there with whom she stayed that assured her she'd be fine. Her experience was quite similar to the one in this link. I think your plan is just fine.
https://www.thepresentperspective.co...ez_and_El_Paso

Many thanks for your, replay, baldOne. I'll be sure to come back with a brief report about how our trip goes.

P_M - do you recommend a licensed cab over an uber? Would there really be much difference?

I've recently retired from a place where my colleagues occasionally traveled to Mexico on business, and they were always advised to use licensed taxis. However, we never sent anyone to Juarez so things could be different there.

I wish you the best, and I hope you will have a wonderful trip.