The Del Bonita Border Crossing connects the town of

Cut Bank, Montana Cut Bank is a city in and the county seat of Glacier County, Montana, Glacier County, Montana, United States, located just east of the "cut bank" (gorge) along Cut Bank Creek. The population was 3,056 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census ...

with

Del Bonita, Alberta Del Bonita is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County. It is located approximately south of Magrath at the junction of Highway 62 and Highway 501. Due to its location near the Canada–United States border, it serves as a ...

on the Canada–US border. It is reached by

Montana Secondary Highway 213 The state highways in Montana are the state highways owned and maintained by the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) in the US state of Montana. Montana's state highways are classified as either primary or secondary. Several of Montana's ...

on the American side and

Alberta Highway 62 Alberta Provincial Highway No. 62, commonly referred to as Highway 62, is a north–south highway in southern Alberta, Canada that connects Highway 5 in Magrath to the Canada–United States border south of Del Bonita. It co ...

on the Canadian side. The crossing was established in 1939, when the highway was completed. At that time, the nearby crossing at Whiskey Gap was permanently closed.Legg, Herbert (1962). ''Customs services in western Canada, 1867-1925; a History'', The Creston Review Ltd., Creston, BC Today, there is little activity near this crossing on either side of the border, although the grass runway of the

Whetstone International Airport Whetstone International Airport or Del Bonita/Whetstone International Airport is a public use airport at the Canada–US border, in Port of Del Bonita, Glacier County, Montana, south of Del Bonita, Cardston County, Alberta. The airport is ow ...

runs along the boundary on the east side of the road. In 2012, the US replaced its border inspection station, which was built in 1962. Although this is the 5th most used border crossing in Montana it is in the bottom 1/3 of all US border crossings and carries very little truck traffic. Del Bonita Port GPS coordinates – Latitude & Longitude: 48.99863, -112.78841 Del Bonita U.S. Customs Office Telephone Number: 406-336-2130

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Canada–United States border crossings 1939 establishments in Alberta 1939 establishments in Montana Transportation in Glacier County, Montana Buildings and structures in Glacier County, Montana Cardston County

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