Eastport-Kingsgate Border Crossing

The Eastport-Kingsgate Border Crossing connects the town of Bonners Ferry, Idaho with Yahk, British Columbia on the Canada–US border. It can be reached by U.S. Route 95 on the American side and British Columbia Highway 95 on the Canadian side. The Spokane International Railroad first crossed the border at this location in 1906, connecting Spokane with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Canada built its first border station at Kingsgate later that year;[1] the US station is one of two in Idaho, and many trucks travel between British Columbia and the US Interstate system at Interstate 90 a hundred miles to the south.[2] This crossing is open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Eastport-Kingsgate Border Crossing
US Border Inspection Station at Eastport, Idaho
Location
CountryUnited States; Canada
Location
Coordinates49.000558°N 116.181439°W / 49.000558; -116.181439
Details
Opened1906
US Phone(208) 267-3966
Canadian Phone1-800-461-9999 (Calls within Canada) Calls outside Canada 1-204-983-3500
HoursOpen 24 hours
Website
http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/eastport-id

History
US Border Inspection Station at Eastport, Idaho, as seen in 1987

Canada's depression-era wooden border station was replaced with a brick border station in 1956, which was replaced with the current concrete and steel structure in 2012. The US Customs Service operated out of space it rented in the railroad depot until it built its first border station on property it purchased from John Sims for $1,150 in 1936.[3] The border station was replaced by the current facility in 1988.

See also

References
  1. "HISTORY OF CANADA CUSTOMS". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. "Chapter 5: The 49th Parallel". United Divide: A Linear Portrait of the USA/Canada Border. The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Winter 2015.
  3. "HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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