St. John–Lena Border Crossing

Border crossing between Canada and the United States
  • ND 30 / PTH 18
  • US Port: 10935 North Dakota Highway 30, St. John, North Dakota 58369-6910
  • Canadian Port: Manitoba Highway 18, Killarney, Manitoba R0K 1G0
Coordinates48°59′57″N 99°39′32″W / 48.999278°N 99.658866°W / 48.999278; -99.658866DetailsOpened1930US Phone(701) 477-3140Can Phone(204) 523-8450HoursOpen 8:00 AM–4:00 PMWebsite
US Canadian
U.S. Inspection Station-St. John, North Dakota
MPSU.S. Border Inspection Stations MPSNRHP reference No.14000588Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 2014

The St. John–Lena Border Crossing connects the towns of St. John, North Dakota and Killarney, Manitoba on the Canada–United States border. North Dakota Highway 30 on the American side joins Manitoba Highway 18 on the Canadian side.

Canadian side

The initial inspection station was established at Killarney about 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of the present crossing. W.J. Cooper was the inaugural customs officer 1889–1895. Under the administrative oversight of the Port of Winnipeg, the office handled goods received by road. In 1899, oversight transferred to the Port of Brandon. Inconveniently located and vulnerable to smuggling, the office moved to the border in 1930, adopting the name of Lena, the nearest post office.[1]

The building was replaced in 1961.[citation needed]

In 2020, the former border hours of 8am–9pm reduced, becoming 8am–4pm.[2]

US side

US Border Station at St. John, ND, 1932

The US border station was built in 1937, and was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ Legg, Herbert (1962). Customs Services in Western Canada, 1867–1925. The Creston Review Ltd. pp. 141–142.
  2. ^ "CBC News". www.library.ctvnews.ca. 15 Apr 2020.