Alcan - Beaver Creek Border Crossing
| Alcan - Beaver Creek Border Crossing | |
|---|---|
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The US Border Inspection Station at Alcan | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States; Canada |
| Location |
US Port: Milepost 1221.8 Alaska Hwy, Alcan, AK 99780 Canadian Port: Alcan Highway, Beaver Creek, Yukon Y0B 1A0 |
| Coordinates | 62°36′55″N 141°00′05″W / 62.615310°N 141.001443°W |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1946 |
| US Phone | (907) 774-2252 |
| Hours | Open 24 hours |
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Website http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/alcan | |
The Alcan - Beaver Creek Border Crossing is on the Alaska Highway, which was built during World War II for the purpose of providing a road connection between the contiguous United States and Alaska. Beaver Creek is the westernmost community in Canada.[1]
Until 1971, the US operated its border station at Tok, Alaska, nearly 90 miles from the Canada–US border. This station inspected traffic entering the US on both the Alaska Highway and the Top of the World Highway. In 1971, US border inspection stations were constructed near the border both at Alcan and at the Poker Creek - Little Gold Creek Border Crossing.
Canada initially provided border inspection services out of a log cabin in Beaver Creek, Yukon before upgrading it to a brick border station in the 1950s. The current steel Canada border station was completed in 1981. It is 28.6 kilometres (17.8 mi) away from the actual border, the furthest from the border crossing of any Canadian border station.
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References
- ↑ "Beaver Creek". Retrieved 2014-09-05.