Eastport-Kingsgate Border Crossing

Eastport-Kingsgate Border Crossing
US Border Inspection Station at Eastport, Idaho
Location
Country	United States; Canada
Location	US Port: 537896 Hwy 95, Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805 Canadian Port: 6917 Highway 95, Kingsgate, British Columbia V0B 1V1
Coordinates	49°00′02″N 116°10′53″W / 49.000558°N 116.181439°W
Details
Opened	1906
US Phone	[phone]
Canadian Phone	1-800-461-9999 (Calls within Canada) Calls outside Canada 1-204-983-3500
Hours	Open 24 hours
Website http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/eastport-id

The Eastport-Kingsgate Border Crossing connects the town of Bonners Ferry, Idaho with Yahk, British Columbia on the Canada–US border. The Spokane International Railroad first crossed the border at this location in 1906, connecting Spokane with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Canada built its first border station at Kingsgate later that year.^[1] This crossing is open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

History

US Border Inspection Station at Eastport, Idaho, as seen in 1987

Canada's depression-era wooden border station was replaced with a brick border station in 1956, which was replaced with the current concrete and steel structure in 2012. The US Customs Service operated out of space it rented in the railroad depot until it built its first border station on property it purchased from John Sims for $1,150 in 1936.^[2] The border station was replaced by the current facility in 1988.

See also

• List of Canada–United States border crossings

References

1. "HISTORY OF CANADA CUSTOMS". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
2. "HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 14 February 2015.