0 Avenue is a road in the

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straddling the

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, stretching from

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to Abbotsford. The road runs parallel to the physical

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between Canada and the

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. The road begins near the

Peace Arch Border Crossing The Peace Arch Border Crossing is the common name for the Blaine–Douglas crossing which connects the cities of Blaine, Washington and Surrey, British Columbia on the Canada–United States border. I5 on the American side joins BC Highway 99 ...

, and continues eastward for , with gaps around the Pacific Highway and

Lynden–Aldergrove Border Crossing The Lynden–Aldergrove Border Crossing connects the town of Lynden, Washington and Aldergrove, British Columbia on the Canada–US border. Washington State Route 539 on the American side joins British Columbia Highway 13 on the Canadian side. ...

s. Boundary Road on the US side runs for 1.5 miles along 0 Avenue and again one mile to the west, with many cameras watching the border, before the U.S. road ends at the

. 0 Avenue continues west along the northern border of

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. Small pedestrian bridges cross a trench on the border. At the eastern end of 0 Avenue, the road turns north. The road is a haven for smugglers, even though the border controls have tightened up since the

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. The first known

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along the Canada–United States border was found east of the Lynden–Aldergrove crossing in 2005. Some asylum seekers have also tried to move to Canada from the U.S. via 0 Avenue.

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* Canada–United States border Transport in Abbotsford, British Columbia Transport in Langley, British Columbia (district municipality) Transport in Surrey, British Columbia {{BritishColumbia-road-stub