Easton–River de Chute Border Crossing

The Easton–River de Chute Border Crossing connects the towns of Easton, Maine and Wicklow, New Brunswick on the Canada–US border. Historically, two roads entered Easton from Canada, but in the late 1950s, the Canada closed its Beaconsfield crossing on Nicholson Road, so the US government moved its border station from its original location near the intersection of Ladner and Curtis Roads. After the move, the US Customs Service operated out of at least three different mobile trailers until 2012, when it finally constructed a permanent border inspection station.[1]

Easton–River de Chute Border Crossing
The Canada Border Inspection Station at River de Chute, New Brunswick as seen in 1998.
Location
CountryUnited States; Canada
Location
  • Ladner Road / Smugglers Road
  • US Port: Ladner Road, Easton ME 04740
  • Canadian Port: 205 Smugglers Road, River De Chute NB E7H 4X5
Coordinates46.600364°N 67.788305°W / 46.600364; -67.788305
Details
Opened1936
US Phone(207) 488-6958
Canadian Phone(506) 276-4784
Hours8:00 AM-4:00 PM Eastern
Website
http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/fort-fairfield

The crossing is open for limited hours every day; the nearby Fort Fairfield–Andover Border Crossing is open 24 hours a day. About 4,000 crossings use the station a year, or an average of fewer than 11 a day.[2]

US Border station at Easton, Maine as seen in 1996. This building was replaced in 2012.

See also

References
  1. "New $6.1 million Easton border station improves safety, security, efficiency". September 21, 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  2. "Chapter 1: Eastern Maine". United Divide: A Linear Portrait of the USA/Canada Border. The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Winter 2015.


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