Hannah–Snowflake Border Crossing
| Hannah–Snowflake Border Crossing | |
|---|---|
|
Canada Border Station at Snowflake, MB | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States; Canada |
| Location |
US Port: 10951 91st. Ave. NE, Hannah, North Dakota, 58239 Canadian Port: Manitoba Provincial Road 242, Snowflake, Manitoba R0G 2K0 |
| Coordinates | 49°00′00″N 98°41′40″W / 49°N 98.694313°W |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1889 |
| US Phone | (701) 283-5271 |
| Canadian Phone | (204) 876-4705 |
| Hours | Open 9:00 AM-5:00 PM |
|
Website http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/hannah | |
The Hannah–Snowflake Border Crossing connects the towns of Hannah, North Dakota and Snowflake, Manitoba on the Canada–US border. Both Hannah and Snowflake once were thriving small farm communities, and both rapidly declined in population when their respective railroads were abandoned.[1][2] The BNSF rail line now terminates in Langdon, ND and Hannah's population has declined from 253 in 1960 to 15 in 2010.[3] The population of Snowflake is now 2. Consequently, the volume of traffic that uses this border crossing has also declined. In 1999, 8,899 cars entered the US at this crossing; in 2014, that number had receded to only 1,466.
One strategy for the expenditure of Recovery Act funds was the construction of new border stations, so in 2012, in spite of the low traffic volumes, the US built a new large border station, replacing the facility it built in 1961. The Canada border station of Snowflake was built in 1952, and is slated to be replaced in 2017.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Larson, Troy. "Hannah, ND". Ghosts of North Dakota. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ "Manitoba Communities: Snowflake". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ↑ Sukkau, Steven (29 July 2015). "New Border Crossing Facilities Coming In 2017". Pembina Valley Online. Retrieved 18 January 2016.