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Canadian Border Crossings Canadian Border Crossings Port Canadian City/Town Province Highway Crossing U.S. City/Town Code 709 Chief Mountain Alberta Chief Mountain via Babb, MT 705 Coutts Alberta Hwy 4 Coutts Sweetgrass, MT 708 Del Bonita Alberta Del Bonita (via Cut Bank), MT 706 Aden Alberta Hwy 880 Whitlash, MT 711 Wild Horse Alberta Hwy 41 Simpson, MT 711 Wildhorse Alta. Hwy 41 Havre, MT 832 Paterson B. C. Northport, WA 841 Aldergrove British Columbia BC 13 Lynden, WA Boundary Bay British Columbia Boundary Bay Point Roberts, WA 840 Douglas British Columbia Peace Arch Blaine, WA 829 Flathead British Columbia Trail Creek, 817 Huntingdon British Columbia BC11 Huntingdon Sumas, WA 813 Pacific Highway British Columbia BC 15 Pacific Highway Blaine, WA 824 Roosville British Columbia Roosville Eureka, MT 822 Rykerts British Columbia Porthill, ID 816 Cascade British Columbia Hwy 3 Laurier, WA Grand Forks British Columbia Hwy 3 Danville, WA 818 Kingsgate British Columbia Hwy 3 Eastport, ID 835 Midway British Columbia Hwy 3 Ferry, WA 828 Nelway British Columbia Hwy 6 Metaline Falls, WA 819 Osoyoos British Columbia Hwy 97 Oroville, WA 507 Boissevain Manitoba Dunseith, ND Middleboro Manitoba Warroad, MN 506 South Junction Manitoba Roseau, MN 521 Cartwright Manitoba Hwy 5 Hansboro, ND 524 Coulter Manitoba Hwy 83 Westhope, ND 520 Crystal City Manitoba Hwy 34 Sarles, ND Hwy 75 / Manitoba 502 Emerson Highway 29 Emerson Pembina, ND Gainsborough Manitoba Hwy 256 Antler, ND Goodlands Manitoba Hwy 21 Carbury, ND 503 Gretna Manitoba Hwy 30 Neche, ND Haskett Manitoba Hwy 32 Walhalla, ND 522 Lena Manitoba Hwy 18 St. John, ND 517 Piney Manitoba Hwy 89 Pinecreek, MN 509 Snowflake Manitoba Hwy 242 Hannah, ND 516 Tolstoi Manitoba Hwy 59 Lancaster, MN 519 Windygates Manitoba Hwy 31 Maida, ND 211 St. Stephen N. B. Hwy 3 & 1 Ferry Point International Bridge Calais, ME 211 St. Stephen N. B. Hwy 3 & 1 International Road Bridge Calais, ME 230 St. Stephen N. B. Hwy 3 & 1 Milltown Internation Bridge Calais, ME 218 St. Leonard N.B. Hwy 2 & 17 Van Buren, ME 212 Belleville New Brunswick Route 95 Woodstock Road Houlton, ME 215 Centerville New Brunswick Bridgewater, ME 216 Clair New Brunswick Fort Kent, ME 214 Andover New Brunswick Hwy 190 Fort Fairfield, ME 213 Edmundston New Brunswick Hwy 2 Edmundston-Madawaska Bridge Madawaska, ME 219 Gillespie New Brunswick Hwy 375 Limestone, ME Grand Falls New Brunswick Hwy 218 Hamlin, ME McAdam New Brunswick Hwy 4 Vanceboro, ME 405 Brockville Ontario Morristown, NY 409 Cornwall Ontario Hwy 138 Cornwall Messena, NY 410 Fort Erie Ontario QEW Peace Bridge Buffalo, NY 456 Lansdowne Ontario Hwy 137 Thousand Island Bridge Alexandria Bay, NY Morrisburg Ontario Waddington, NY 427 Niagara Falls Ontario Hwy 405 Queenston-Lewiston Bridge Lewiston, NY Port Lambton Ontario Roberts Landing, MI 439 Prescott Ontario Ogdensburg, NY 440 Sarnia Ontario Hwy 402 Blue Water Bridge Port Huron, MI 465 Sombra Ontario Marine City, MI 478 Fort Frances Ontario Hwy 11 Fort Frances Bridge International Falls, MN 411 Fort Frances Ontario Hwy 11 Ranier, MN 427 Niagara Falls Ontario QEW Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls, NY Pigeon River Ontario Hwy 61 Grand Portage, MN 436 Rainy River Ontario Hwy 11 Baudette, MN 441 Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Hwy 17 Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie, MI 450 Wallaceburg Ontario Hwy 33 Algonac, MI 453 Windsor Ontario Hwy 401 Ambassador Bridge Detroit, MI 452 Windsor Ontario Hwy 402 Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Detroit, MI 370 Glen Sutton Quebec East Richford, VT Jamieson Line Quebec Jamieson Line, NY Leadville Quebec Newport, VT Megantic Quebec Jackman, ME 367 Morses Line Quebec Morses Line, VT St. Regis Quebec Hogansburg, NY 318 Abercorn Quebec Hwy 139 Richford, VT 329 Armstrong Quebec Hwy 173 Jackman, ME Bedford Quebec Hwy 235 Franklin, VT 376 Beebe Quebec Hwy 247 Beebe Plain, VT Cantic Quebec Hwy 223 Rouses Point, NY 365 Chartierville Quebec Hwy 257 Connecticut Lakes, NH 337 Clarenceville Quebec Hwy 225 Alburg Springs, VT Coaticook Quebec Hwy 147 Island Pond, VT Comins Mills Quebec Hwy 253 Beecher Falls, VT 330 Dundee Quebec Hwy 132 Fort Covington, NY Franklin Center Quebec Hwy 209 Churubusco, NY Freligsburg Quebec Hwy 237 East Franklin, VT 332 Freligsburg Quebec Hwy 213 West Berkshire, VT Glen Sutton Quebec road East Richford, VT 333 Hemmingford Quebec Hwy 219 Mooers, NY Herdman Quebec Hwy 202 Chateaugay, NY 366 Hereford Quebec Hwy 141 Canaan, VT 334 Highwater Quebec Hwy 243 North Troy, VT Huntingdon Quebec Hwy 138 Malone, NY 395 Montreal Quebec Hwy 15 Burlington, VT 368 Noyan Quebec Hwy 225 Alburg, VT 328 Philipsburg Quebec Hwy 133 Highgate Springs-Philipsburg Highgate Springs, VT 351 St. Bernard de Lacolle Quebec Hwy 15 Blackpool Champlain, NY 354 Stanhope Quebec Hwy 147 Norton, VT 314 Stanstead Quebec Hwy 55 Stanstead-Derby Line Derby Line, VT Trout River Quebec Hwy 138 Trout River, NY Willow Creek Sask. Hwy 21 Havre, MT 724 Monchy Saskatchewan Morgan via Loring, MT 616 Oungre Saskatchewan Fortuna, ND Big Beaver Saskatchewan Hwy 34 Whitetail, MT East Poplar Saskatchewan Hwy 36 Scobey, MT Elmore Saskatchewan Hwy 6 Sherwood, ND 610 Estevan Saskatchewan Hwy 47 Noonan, ND Marienthal Saskatchewan Hwy 350 Ambrose, ND 602 North Portal Saskatchewan Hwy 39 Portal, ND Regway Saskatchewan Hwy 6 Raymond, MT 618 West Poplar Saskatchewan Hwy 18 Opheim, MT 833 Waneta Northport, WA.
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