The Lynden–Aldergrove Border Crossing connects the town of
Lynden, Washington
Lynden is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It is located 15 miles (24 km) north of Bellingham, the county seat and principal city of the Bellingham, Washington, Bellingham Metropolitan Area. It is the second largest city ...
and
Aldergrove, British Columbia
Aldergrove is a community in the Langley, British Columbia (district municipality), Township of Langley within British Columbia, Canada, approximately east of Vancouver. The community is urban in nature and, although not List of towns in British ...
on the
Canada–US border.
Washington State Route 539
State Route 539 (SR 539, named the Guide Meridian) is a north–south State highways in Washington, state highway in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. The highway travels through northwestern Whatcom County, Washingto ...
on the American side joins
British Columbia Highway 13 on the Canadian side.
Canadian side
W.H. Vanetta provided the initial customs function from his home about north of the boundary. Under the administrative oversight of the Port of New Westminster, the opening date of the post could have been as early as 1886, but was definitely by 1889. In 1899, Vanetta was promoted to a sub-collector when the official status of the location was elevated. When A.C. Salt took charge in 1911, the office had moved to the border. The next year, the Port of Abbotsford assumed oversight. In 1911/12, a customhouse, stable and warehouse were erected at the corner of Jackman (272 St) and Boundary (0 Ave) roads. In 1919, the crossing name changed from "Alder Grove" to "Aldergrove". With the closure of the Port of Abbotsford in 1932, oversight returned to New Westminster. In 1948,
Huntingdon
Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by John, King of England, King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver C ...
assumed oversight.
In the 1940s, Canada built a white two-story border inspection facility that had inspection canopies on both the northbound and southbound lanes. In 1972, it was replaced with a small border inspection facility, which was replaced with a facility in 2015.
In August 2016, the federal and provincial governments announced a $25.5 million widening of Highway 13 (from two to five lanes) from 8th to 0 avenues to accommodate a new commercial facility, reducing delays at border crossings as well as building a new two lane east–west connection at 3B Avenue from Highway 13 to 264th Street. Work officially started in summer 2018 with the south section completed in December 2019. The remaining highway work was completed in April 2020.
The
CBSA office is open 8am to midnight.
US side
Early history of the crossing is unclear. Built in the 1920s, the US operated from a small brick border station. The current facility was built by the
General Services Administration
The General Services Administration (GSA) is an Independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the United States government established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. G ...
in 1986, and was named for Inspector Kenneth Ward, who was shot and killed while conducting an inspection at this crossing in 1979. Funding issues cancelled a 2003 rebuilding plan.
The crossing operates 8am to midnight.
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.
On th ...
Footnotes
References
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Canada–United States border crossings
1889 establishments in British Columbia
1889 establishments in Washington (state)
Buildings and structures in Whatcom County, Washington