Portal–North Portal Border Crossing

The Portal–North Portal Border Crossing connects the cities of Portal, North Dakota and North Portal, Saskatchewan. This crossing is the only 24-hour crossing on the North Dakota–Saskatchewan border. The crossing is the second-busiest in North Dakota.[1] It is reached by U.S. Route 52 on the American side and Saskatchewan Highway 39 on the Canadian side. A major Canadian Pacific Railway crossing exists at this crossing as well.

Portal–North Portal Border Crossing
US Border Inspection Station at Portal, North Dakota as seen in 1998
Location
CountryUnited States; Canada
Location
Coordinates48.998946°N 102.552129°W / 48.998946; -102.552129
Details
Opened1895
US Phone(701) 926-7500
Canadian Phone(306) 927-2505
HoursOpen 24 Hours
Website
http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/portal

The Gateway Cities Golf Club, which was built in 1931, is adjacent to this crossing. While eight of the nine holes are in Canada, the ninth green (along with the clubhouse) is in the United States, requiring golfers to hit a shot across the Canada–US border.[2]

History

This crossing was established in 1895 shortly after the Canadian Pacific Railway completed a connection with the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad that provided service to Minneapolis, MN and Chicago, IL. In the 1930s, the adjacent highway was improved, which established this crossing as one of the busiest in the Great Plains.[3]

Canada replaced its wood bungalow-style border station in 1955 with a two-story brick and glass structure, then again in 1987 with a single-story sprawling brick structure with an attached three-lane canopy. The United States replaced its 1937 red brick border station with a large green modern facility in 2012.

See also

References
  1. "Chapter 5: The 49th Parallel". United Divide: A Linear Portrait of the USA/Canada Border. The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Winter 2015.
  2. "Championship and Unique Golf Courses in North Dakota". North Dakota Tourism Division. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  3. Legg, Herbert (1962). Customs services in western Canada, 1867-1925; a History, page 194. The Creston Review Ltd., Creston, BC


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