Alcan–Beaver Creek Border Crossing

The Alcan - Beaver Creek Border Crossing (French: Poste frontalier d'Alcan–Beaver Creek) is on the Alaska Highway, which was built during World War II for the purpose of providing a road connection between the contiguous United States and Alaska. Beaver Creek is the westernmost community in Canada.[1]

Alcan - Beaver Creek Border Crossing
The US Border Inspection Station at Alcan
Location
CountryUnited States; Canada
Location
Coordinates62.615310°N 141.001443°W / 62.615310; -141.001443
Details
Opened1946
US Phone(907) 774-2252
HoursOpen 24 hours
Website
http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/alcan

Until 1971, the US operated its border station at Tok, Alaska, nearly 90 miles (145 km) from the Canada–US border. This station inspected traffic entering the US on both the Alaska Highway and the Top of the World Highway. In 1971, US border inspection stations were constructed near the border both at Alcan and at the Poker Creek–Little Gold Creek Border Crossing.

Canada initially provided border inspection services out of a log cabin in Beaver Creek, Yukon before upgrading it to a brick border station in the 1950s. The current steel Canada border station was completed in 1983. It is 28.6 kilometres (17.8 mi) away from the actual border, the furthest from the border crossing of any Canadian border station.

See also

References
  1. "Beaver Creek". Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2014-09-05.


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