Poker Creek–Little Gold Creek Border Crossing
| Poker Creek–Little Gold Creek Border Crossing | |
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 The Canadian side of the joint border inspection station at the Poker Creek–Little Gold Creek Border Crossing | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States, Canada |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 64°05′08″N 141°00′05″W / 64.0856°N 141.0013°W |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1971 |
| 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 Dawson, Yukon, and Chicken, Alaska, on the Canada–United States border.
History
[edit]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,[2] when it built a log cabin-style inspection station at the border. The crossing is open from April 15 to September 15 9am to 7pm, during the other times of the year the highway is closed due to weather conditions.[3] Officers from both the US and Canada live at the port one week on, one week off during the summer months. 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.[4]
This crossing is notable for being the northernmost international border crossing in North America.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Little Gold Creek | Directory of CBSA Offices and Services". cbsa-asfc.ga. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ↑ Nicol, Heather; Lajeunesse, Adam; Lackenbauer, Whitney; Everett, Karen (October 2023). Leuprecht, Christian; Hataley, Todd (eds.). Security. Cooperation. Governance.: The Canada-United States Open Border Paradox. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-472-07571-3.
- ↑ Mancl, Casandra (24 May 2025). "Top of the World Highway open for the summer". Alaska's News Source. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "Joint U.S.-Canada border post dedicated". Peninsula Clarion. 12 August 2001. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ "Seasonal port of entry to reopen for summer season". Land Line Media. Land Line Magazine & Land Line Media Podcast. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
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