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The Frontier–Paterson Border Crossing connects the town of Northport, Washington with Rossland, British Columbia on the Canada–US border. It can be reached by Washington State Route 25 on the American side and British Columbia Highway 22 on the Canadian side. This crossing is open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
The Boundary–Waneta Border Crossing connects the town of Northport, Washington with Trail, British Columbia on the Canada–US border. Access is via Waneta Road (formerly Washington State Route 251 ) on the American side and British Columbia Highway 22A on the Canadian side.
The Pacific Highway Border Crossing connects the city of Blaine, Washington and the city of Surrey, British Columbia on the Canada–US border. Interstate 5/Washington State Route 543 on the American side joins British Columbia Highway 15 on the Canadian side. Since the 1970s, commercial vehicles driving directly between Blaine and Surrey have ...
British Columbia: Point Roberts: Meadow Lane Washington: A former border crossing, permanently closed in 1975 when the Tyee Road border crossing was expanded. [13] The former Canada border station remains and has been refurbished, located on the eastern side of the peninsula
Being the most direct route between the major cities of Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia, the crossing is the third-busiest on the border with up to 4,800 cars a day. Trucks and other commercial vehicles are prohibited from this location and use the Pacific Highway Border Crossing, which is 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) eastward.
The Point Roberts–Boundary Bay Border Crossing connects the communities of Point Roberts, Washington, and Tsawwassen, British Columbia on the Canada–US border. Tyee Drive on the American side joins 56 Street on the Canadian side. The crossing is the westernmost in the contiguous United States. [1]
Averaging just 28 vehicles per day in 2009, the crossing was the least used land border in Washington state at the time. [12] In 2012, a new facility, which employs advanced technologies, replaced the former customs house. [13] The area west of the station is the most remote part of the contiguous US border, passing through the Cascade Mountains.
The Sumas Border Inspection Station under construction, 1932. During the goldrush, a pack-trail through the tall timber was known as the Whatcom Road or Whatcom Trail. [3] In 1891, the Bellingham Bay and British Columbia Railroad reached the border and connected with CP. The crossing quickly became a popular smuggling route, especially for ...