Port Huron–Sarnia Border Crossing
The Port Huron–Sarnia Border Crossing connects the cities of Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario. It is located at the Blue Water Bridge at the St. Clair River.
| Port Huron–Sarnia Border Crossing | |
|---|---|
 US Border Inspection Station at the foot of the Blue Water Bridge | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States; Canada |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 42.998700°N 82.42347°W |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1836 |
| US Phone | (810) 985-7125 |
| Canadian Phone | (519) 336-3096 |
| Hours | Open 24 hours |
| Website https://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/port-huron | |
Both the US and Canada border stations are open 24 hours per day. The US Customs and Border Protection upgraded its inspection facilities in 2011, and Canada Border Services Agency upgraded its facilities in 2012. In 2017, inspectors at Port Huron processed 1,579,646 cars and 826,288 trucks[1]
History
The US Port of Entry was established in 1836, when a license to provide commercial ferry service between Port Huron and what then was known as Port Sarnia. The license was issued to a Canadian man named Crampton who operated a sailboat. In the 1840s, a man named Davenport, also from Port Sarnia, operated a pony-powered vessel. Steam-powered vessels and paddle-wheelers soon followed, but the first vessel capable of carrying automobiles didn't arrive until 1921.[2]
The Blue Water Bridge was completed in October, 1938, and the ferry operations ceased less than a year later. New passenger-only ferry service ran from 1946 to 1957. A second, parallel span of the bridge was completed in 1997.
See also
- List of Canada–United States border crossings
- St. Clair Tunnel, a railroad tunnel between Port Huron and Sarnia
References
- "Border Crossing/Entry Data". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. US Dept. of Transportation. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- Elford, Jean Turnbull. "Sarnia-Port Huron Ferries". Sarnia Historical Society. from Canada West’s Last Frontier. Retrieved 22 August 2018.