The Armstrong–Jackman Border Crossing is a

border crossing Border control refers to measures taken by governments to monitor and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. While border control is typically associated with international borders, it a ...

on the

Canada–United States border The border between Canada and the United States is the longest international border in the world. The terrestrial boundary (including boundaries in the Great Lakes, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts) is long. The land border has two sections: Can ...

, located southeast of Saint-Théophile, Québec, and northwest of

Jackman, Maine Jackman is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 782 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Climate This climat ...

. The border crossing is the northern terminus of

U.S. Route 201 U.S. Route 201 (US 201) is part of the nationwide system of United States Numbered Highways. It runs for entirely within the state of Maine and is a spur route of U.S. Route 1. Its southern terminus is in Brunswick at US 1 and Maine State Rou ...

, which also has the road name Old Canada Road north of Jackman, and the southern terminus of

Quebec Route 173 Route 173 (Route-du-Président-Kennedy) is a major north/south highway on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, named after the assassinated American president, John F. Kennedy. Its southern terminus is at the Armstrong-Jac ...

, also known as Route-du-Président-Kennedy - the existing

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already heads in the direction of this US/Canadian border crossing, as the closest Canadian freeway of any kind in the area. The passport stamp includes the designation "JKM".

History

, was named after Captain James Jackman who was hired by the

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in the 1830s to build the road connecting the

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with

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. The crossing is the busiest on the western side of Maine, one of four in the

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, and the first paved one west of Fort Kent-Clair. During

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, a

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existed on the

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at this crossing. Customs operations of the US and Canada both operated out of many facilities over the years. Canada most recently rebuilt its border station in 2005. On the U.S. side, construction began in March 2008 on a new inspection station at the border. The $26-million project was completed in August 2010.

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