The Wild Horse Border Crossing connects the cities of Havre, Montana with Medicine Hat, Alberta 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 ...

. It is reached by

Montana Secondary Highway 232 The secondary highway system is a lower-level classification of state highway maintained by the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) in the US state of Montana. Secondary highways first appeared on the state highway map in 1960, even thou ...

on the American side and

Alberta Highway 41 Alberta Provincial Highway No. 41, commonly referred to as Highway 41 and officially named Buffalo Trail, is a north-south highway in eastern Alberta, Canada. It extends from the United States border at Wild Horse to Highway 5 ...

on the Canadian side. In 2012, the US replaced its border inspection facilities, which were originally built in 1964. Prior to that time, travelers were expected to proceed to a US Customs office in the city of Havre to report for inspection. The crossing was established in 1925. CBP and CBSA have had issues in coordinating the hours of operation at this crossing for several years. The crossing is so remote that government housing for border officials exists next to the station. There is a local organization that is petitioning the border services agencies to make Wild Horse a 24-Hour border crossing.

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