Poker Creek–Little Gold Creek Border Crossing

Poker Creek–Little Gold Creek Border Crossing
The Canadian side of the joint border inspection station at the Poker Creek–Little Gold Creek Border Crossing
Location
CountryUnited States, Canada
Location
Coordinates64°05′08″N 141°00′05″W / 64.0856°N 141.001317°W / 64.0856; -141.001317
Details
Opened1971
US Phone(703) 921-7750/7751
HoursUS Port: Memorial Day to Labor Day (8:00–18:00 AKT) Canadian Port: Friday before Victoria Day to Sept 15 (9:00–19:00 YT)
Website
http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/alcan [1]

The Poker Creek–Little Gold Creek Border Crossing is located on the Top of the World Highway, which connects the communities of Chicken, Alaska and Dawson, Yukon on the Canada–United States border. This crossing is notable for being the northernmost international border crossing in North America.

History

The Top of the World Highway was completed around 1955, but the US performed border inspection services about 120 miles (190 km) 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. A line painted on the floor in the building marks the US-Canada border.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Little Gold Creek | Directory of CBSA Offices and Services". cbsa-asfc.ga. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Joint U.S.-Canada border post dedicated". 12 August 2001. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.


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