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Highway 61 passes by mountain ranges north of the Pigeon River. Crossing the American border, the Pigeon River Bridge is 480 kilometres (300 mi) west of the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge and 480 kilometres (300 mi) east of the Fort Frances-International Falls International Bridge, and is near a visitor center. [3]
Outlaw Bridge over the Pigeon River carrying Highway 61 (c. 1940) Prior to 1964, the international border was located 5.5 miles to the west at Outlaw Bridge via the Old Border Road. The route, which was started in 1913, was completed by 1916. It was initially known as the "Scott Highway" after a local lumberman William Scott.
All road traffic must now use the Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing: Pigeon River: Old Border Rd (formerly Ontario Highway 61) Ontario: Pigeon River: CR 89 (formerly MN 1 (1920) and US 61) Formerly called Sextus City.
Here are the U.S.-Canada border crossing times for noncommercial traffic at Inland Northwest ports as of June 2024. Eastern Washington Nighthawk (U.S.): 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Chopaka ...
Minnesota State Highway 61 (MN 61) is a 150.321-mile-long (241.918 km) highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from a junction with Interstate 35 (I-35) in Duluth at 26th Avenue East, and continues northeast to its northern terminus at the Canadian border near Grand Portage, connecting to Ontario Highway 61 at the Pigeon River Bridge.
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Bigger, stronger bridges along I-40 would be better for deer, bears and other wildlife, as well as more flood-proof.
The Pigeon River forms part of the Canada–United States border between the state of Minnesota and the province of Ontario, west of Lake Superior. In pre-industrial times, the river was a waterway of great importance for transportation and the fur trade .