Poker Creek - Little Gold Creek Border Crossing
| Poker Creek - Little Gold Creek Border Crossing | |
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The Canadian side of the joint border inspection station at the Poker Creek - Little Gold Creek Border Crossing | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States; Canada |
| Location |
US Port: Top of the World Highway, Poker Creek, AK 99780 Canadian Port: Top of the World Highway, Little Gold Creek, Yukon Territory |
| Coordinates | 64°05′08″N 141°00′05″W / 64.0856°N 141.001317°W |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1971 |
| US Phone | (703) 921-7752 |
| Hours | 8:00AM - 8:00PM, Summers only |
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Website http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/alcan | |
The Poker Creek - Little Gold Creek Border Crossing is on the Top of the World Highway, which connects the communities of Tok, Alaska and Dawson, Yukon. This crossing is the northernmost international border crossing in North America, as well as the one at the highest elevation (1258 m / 4127 ft).
History
The Top of the World Highway was completed around 1955, but the US performed border inspection services about 120 miles away in Tok, Alaska until 1971, when it built a log cabin-style inspection station at the border. In 2001, the US and Canada constructed a joint border inspection station, where inspectors from both countries occupy a single facility.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Joint U.S.-Canada border post dedicated". 2001-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
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