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The Pinecreek–Piney Border Crossing connects the communities of
Pinecreek, Minnesota Pinecreek is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Dieter Township, Roseau County, Minnesota, Dieter Township, Roseau County, Minnesota, Roseau County, Minnesota, United States, near the Canada–United States border, Canada–US bo ...
and
Piney, Manitoba Piney is a community in southeastern Manitoba, Canada, in the Rural Municipality of Piney. It is approximately 130 kilometers from Winnipeg and within five kilometres of the Canada–US border. It is served by the Piney Pinecreek Border Airport, ...
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 ...
.
Minnesota State Highway 89 Minnesota State Highway 89 (MN 89) is a highway in northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 2 at Eckles Township, just north of Wilton (near Bemidji) and continues north to its northern terminus at the Canadia ...
on the American side joins
Manitoba Highway 89 Provincial Trunk Highway 89 (PTH 89) is a provincial highway in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. The entire road lies within the Rural Municipality of Piney and is long. It runs from Manitoba Highway 12, P ...
on the Canadian side.


Canadian side

In 1922–23, a customs postal collecting station was established. In 1925, when a customs office assumed all customs activities, W.T. Holden was the inaugural customs officer. The Port of Winniperg provided administrative oversight. The border station building was replaced in 1953. Around 1958, a new highway was built from Winnipeg to the crossing. In 2020, the former border hours of 9am–10pm reduced, becoming 9am–5pm.


US side

The early border patrol history is unclear, but assumedly the US mirrored the establishment of a permanent post at least by the 1920s. In 1958, a brick border station and two staff residences were built. The station building was replaced in 2012. The crossing is the least busy in Minnesota, with an average of fewer than 25 cars a day.


Airport

Although operated by the
Minnesota Department of Transportation The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT, ) oversees transportation by all modes including land, water, air, rail, walking and bicycling in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The cabinet-level agency is responsible for maintaining the state' ...
, the adjacent
Piney Pinecreek Border Airport Piney Pinecreek Border Airport is a public use general aviation airport located northwest of the central business district of Pinecreek, in Dieter Township, Roseau County, Minnesota, United States, on the Canada–US border. It is jointly own ...
's runway crosses the international border. Access roads to the airport exist on both sides of the border. Small aircraft can land from either country, be inspected by officers from the other country and if admitted, continue to fly into the other country. Some pilots not crossing the border have reported unpleasant experiences at this airport.


See also

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List of Canada–United States border crossings This article includes lists of border crossings, ordered from west to east (north to south for Alaska crossings), along the Canada–United States border, International Boundary between Canada and the United States. Each port of entry (POE) in the ...


References

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