Sweetgrass-Coutts Border Crossing

Sweetgrass-Coutts Border Crossing

Entering Canada at the Sweetgrass-Coutts Joint Border Inspection Station
Location
Country United States; Canada
Location

US Port: 39825 Interstate 15, Sweetgrass, Montana 59484

Canadian Port: Highway #4 South, Coutts, Alberta T0K 0N0
Coordinates 48°59′54″N 111°57′38″W / 48.998393°N 111.960447°W / 48.998393; -111.960447
Details
Opened 1890
US Phone (406) 335-9610
Canadian Phone (800) 461 9999
Hours Open 24 hours
Website
http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/sweetgrass

The Sweetgrass-Coutts Border Crossing connects the town of Sweet Grass, Montana with Coutts, Alberta. It is the busiest port of entry in the state of Montana, and is the location where Interstate 15 meets Alberta Highway 4.

History

US Border Inspection Station at Sweetgrass, Montana, as seen in 1997

The port of entry was established in 1890 when a narrow gauge railroad was completed by the Galt Companies that delivered coal from Lethbridge, Alberta to Great Falls, Montana.[1] In 2004, the US and Canada completed work on a massive joint border inspection station which houses the inspection agencies of both countries. This crossing is open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

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