Sarles–Crystal City Border Crossing

Sarles–Crystal City Border Crossing
US Border Inspection Station at Sarles, ND
Location
Country	United States; Canada
Location	ND 20 / PTH 34 US Port: 10949 North Dakota Highway 20, Sarles, North Dakota 58372 Canadian Port: Manitoba Highway 34, Crystal City, Manitoba R0K 0N0
Coordinates	49°00′00″N 98°56′16″W
Details
Opened	1897
US Phone	[phone]
Can Phone	1 [phone]
Hours	Open 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Website US Canadian

The Sarles–Crystal City Border Crossing connects the towns of Sarles, North Dakota and Crystal City, Manitoba on the Canada–United States border. North Dakota Highway 20 on the American side joins Manitoba Highway 34 on the Canadian side.

Canadian side

In 1897, E.M. Kerr was the inaugural customs officer, such duties having previously been performed by the North-West Mounted Police. In 1899, the status was upgraded to an outport of entry under the administrative oversight of the Port of Winnipeg.[1] The current station was built in 1955.[2]

US side

In 1961, the US built the Sarles border station in the median of the roadway. In 2012, this facility was replaced with a large modern border station. In 2014, the Sarles Port of Entry processed an average of 10 passenger cars and 3 trucks per day.^[citation needed]

See also

• List of Canada–United States border crossings

References

1. Legg, Herbert (1962). Customs Services in Western Canada, 1867–1925. The Creston Review Ltd. p. 63.
2. "Crystal City Border Crossing". Directory of Federal Real Property. Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. January 1994. Retrieved 3 February 2016.