Ferry-Midway Border Crossing

The Ferry-Midway Border Crossing connects the town of Curlew, Washington with Midway, British Columbia on the Canada–US border. Canada has had a customs office at this crossing since 1896, which coincided with the gold rush boom in the area. As the mining boom subsided, the population of the town of Ferry, Washington waned, and has effectively disappeared.[1] The current US border station was built in 1936, and the Canada border station was built in 1951. The US border station was listed on the US National Register of Historic Places 2014.

US Border Inspection Station in Ferry, WA as seen in 1999
Ferry-Midway Border Crossing
Canada Border Inspection Station at Midway, BC
Location
CountryUnited States; Canada
Location
  • Customs Road / Dominion Street
  • US Port: 1377 Customs Road, Curlew, WA 99118
  • Canadian Port: 100 Dominion Street, Midway BC V0H 1M0
Coordinates49.000077°N 118.761091°W / 49.000077; -118.761091
Details
Opened1896
HoursOpen 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Website
http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/oroville-wa
U.S. Inspection Station – Ferry, Washington
MPSU.S. Border Inspection Stations MPS
NRHP reference No.14000611
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 2014

See also

References
  1. Madilane Perry (2008). "A Brief History of Ferry County" (PDF). Ferry County Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
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