The Eastport–Kingsgate Border Crossing connects the town of
Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Bonners Ferry (Kutenai language: ʔaq̓anqmi) is the largest city in and the county seat of Boundary County, Idaho, Boundary County, Idaho, United States. The population was 2,543 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
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Yahk, British Columbia
Yahk is an unincorporated hamlet in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, just north of the Canada-U.S. border. Yahk Provincial Park borders the village to the south. Yahk is located on the Moyie River.
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Canada–US border.
U.S. Route 95
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on the American side joins
British Columbia Highway 95
Highway 95 is a north-south highway in the southeastern corner of British Columbia, opened in 1957. The highway connects with U.S. Route 95, from which the highway takes its number, at the Canada–U.S. border at Kingsgate, just north of East ...
on the Canadian side.
Canadian side
From the junction with the
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway () , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian Pacific Ka ...
at Yahk, the rail head of the
Spokane International Railroad
The Spokane International Railroad was a short line railroad between Spokane, Washington, and the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) at Kingsgate, British Columbia. The line became an important one for the CP with its connections to the Union Paci ...
(SI) reached the border in November 1905. Two months earlier, a Canadian customs office opened across the border at Eastport. In July 1906, an office opened at Kingsgate, under the administrative oversight of the Port of Nelson. In 1909, the Port of Cranbrook assumed oversight. In 1948, the status was upgraded to Port of Kingsgate. In 1961, 24-hour service began.
The depression-era wooden border station was replaced with a brick border station in 1953. This was replaced with the current concrete and steel structure in 2012.
This crossing is open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
US side
The SI rail head from the border reached Bonners Ferry in June 1906.
The US Customs Service initially operated from space in the railroad depot. In 1934, land was purchased and a new facility was opened in 1936. The building underwent a series of upgrades over subsequent years.
The border station was replaced by the current facility in 1988.
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. Each port of entry (POE) in the tables below links to an article about that crossing.
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References
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* (U.S. Port of Entry)
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Canada–United States border crossings
1906 establishments in British Columbia
1906 establishments in Idaho
Transportation in Boundary County, Idaho
Buildings and structures in Boundary County, Idaho
Regional District of East Kootenay