Hannah–Snowflake Border Crossing

The Hannah–Snowflake Border Crossing connects the towns of Hannah, North Dakota and Snowflake, Manitoba on the Canada–United States border. It is connected by 91st Avenue NE in Cavalier County, North Dakota on the American side and Provincial Road 242 in the Municipality of Louise, Manitoba on the Canadian side.

Hannah–Snowflake Border Crossing
Canada Border Station at Snowflake, MB
Location
CountryUnited States; Canada
Location
Coordinates49°N 98.694313°W / 49; -98.694313
Details
Opened1889
US Phone(701) 283-5271
Canadian Phone(204) 876-4705
HoursOpen 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Website
http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/hannah

Both Hannah and Snowflake once were thriving small farm communities, and both rapidly declined in population when their respective railroads were abandoned.[1][2] The BNSF rail line now terminates in Langdon, North Dakota and Hannah's population has declined from 253 in 1960 to 15 in 2010.[3] The population of Snowflake is now 2. Consequently, the volume of traffic that uses this border crossing has also declined. The average volume of traffic per calendar month is around 100 cars and fewer than ten trucks.[4]

One strategy for the expenditure of Recovery Act funds was the construction of new border stations, so in 2012, in spite of the low traffic volumes, the US built a new large border station, replacing the facility it built in 1961. The Canada border station of Snowflake was built in 1952, and was slated to be replaced in 2017.[5]

See also

References
  1. Larson, Troy. "Hannah, ND". Ghosts of North Dakota. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  2. "Manitoba Communities: Snowflake". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  4. USBorder.com. "Hannah-Snowflake Border Crossing".
  5. Sukkau, Steven (29 July 2015). "New Border Crossing Facilities Coming In 2017". Pembina Valley Online. Retrieved 18 January 2016.


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