Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing

Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing
Canadian Border Station at Emerson, MB
Location
Country	United States; Canada
Location	US Port: 10980 Interstate 29, Pembina, North Dakota 58271 Canadian Port: Manitoba Highway 75, Emerson, Manitoba R0A 0L0
Coordinates	49°00′02″N 97°14′15″W / 49.000477°N 97.237634°W
Details
Opened	1871
US Phone	[phone]
Canadian Phone	[phone]
Hours	Open 24 Hours
Website http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/pembina-area-port

The Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing connects the cities of Pembina, North Dakota and Emerson, Manitoba. This crossing is the second busiest on the Canada–United States border west of the Great Lakes, behind only the Pacific Highway Border Crossing.^[1] It was created in 1957 with the completion of Interstate 29 (I-29). A few years later, the small crossing facilities on U.S. Route 81 (US 81) immediately to the east were closed and subsequently demolished. The US border station was upgraded in 1996, and the Canadian border station was upgraded in 1999.

History

Original Emerson Customs facilities in West Lynne

In 1871, Emerson was established as the first land border Customs station in Canada. It was created to protect and ultimately collect duty for trade with the Hudson Bay Company trading post that was attacked in a Fenian Raid, and subsequently liberated by the US Cavalry earlier that year.^[2]

For many years, this crossing was the smaller of two crossings in Emerson, and was named "West Lynne" (named after the small village that had been absorbed by the Town of Emerson in 1883) to avoid confusion with the larger crossing across from Noyes, Minnesota known as "Emerson East". Once Emerson East was closed and barricaded in 2003, Canada renamed this crossing "Emerson".

See also

• List of Canada–United States border crossings

References

1. "Border Crossing/Entry Data: Query Detailed Statistics". US Deptartment of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
2. McClelland, James; Lewis, Dan (1975). Emerson 1875-1975 A Centennial History (PDF). Town of Emerson, Manitoba. p. 10. Retrieved 19 January 2016.