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The park is located at the Peace Arch Border Crossing (also known as the Blaine–Douglas Border Crossing), where Highway 99 in British Columbia and Interstate 5 in Washington State meet. It is one of the busiest border crossings between Canada and the United States, and the busiest such crossing west of Detroit.
The only east–west crossing between Western Canada and the contiguous US, the border crossing is staffed remotely by both countries. Travelers are directed to video telephones 12.5 km (7.8 mi) from the border in Angle Inlet, Minnesota to contact the Canadian or U.S. border agencies to make their declarations.
Between the two border stations sits the Peace Arch Park, where visitors are free to cross the border within the confines of the park. The Peace Arch was erected in 1921 when a hotel and residences occupied much of the later park area. [2] In 2010, the only time the Olympic torch left Canada was in crossing the border into the US side of the ...
The same report found that over 90% of NEXUS members entering Canada waited less than five minutes at the Peace Arch Crossing in Blaine, Washington, compared to under 50% of non-members.
Here are the U.S.-Canada border crossing times for noncommercial traffic at Inland Northwest ports as of June 2024. ... Jun. 23—During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S.-Canada border closed except ...
This crossing is the third-busiest in Montana. Twenty homes for US border officials are near the station. [10] In 1933, the US built a log cabin-style border station, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. [11] The US built a new facility in 2003, but the historic border station still stands a short distance to the south ...
The arch at night. The Peace Arch has the flags of United States and Canada mounted on its crown, and two inscriptions on both sides of its frieze.The inscription on the U.S. side of the Peace Arch reads "Children of a common mother" (referring to the two nations' common origin from the British Empire), and the words on the Canadian side read "Brethren dwelling together in unity" (Psalm 133:1).
The Pacific Highway Border Crossing connects the city of Blaine, Washington and the city of Surrey, British Columbia on the Canada–US border. Interstate 5/Washington State Route 543 on the American side joins British Columbia Highway 15 on the Canadian side. Since the 1970s, commercial vehicles driving directly between Blaine and Surrey have ...