Porthill-Rykerts Border Crossing

Porthill-Rykerts Border Crossing

Canadian Border Inspection Station at Rykerts, British Columbia
Location
Country United States; Canada
Location

US Port: 12222 Idaho Highway 1, Porthill, Idaho 83853

Canadian Port:108 Highway 21, Creston, British Columbia V0B 1G2
Coordinates 49°00′00″N 116°29′58″W / 48.999873°N 116.49956°W / 48.999873; -116.49956
Details
Opened 1883
US Phone (208) 267-5309
Canadian Phone (250) 428-2575
Hours 7:00 AM-11:00 PM
Website
http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/porthill-id

The Porthill-Rykerts Border Crossing connects the town of Bonners Ferry, ID with Creston, British Columbia. This crossing was first established in 1883, when Canada directed J.C. Rykerts to establish Customs and Immigration inspection operations at the border, primarily to inspect vessels crossing the border on the adjacent Kootenai River.[1] In 1973, Canada replaced its white wooden border station with the present facility. In 1967, the US replaced its depression-era brick border station with the current wooden structure. A redesign of the road system approaching the border enabled the new facility to be built in a different location, so the old border station remains nearby. In 2014, the old border station was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Former US border station at Porthill, Idaho

See also

References

  1. "HISTORY OF CANADA CUSTOMS". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. "U.S. Inspection Station - Porthill, Idaho" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Program. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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