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In 1948, the status was upgraded to Port of Kingsgate. In 1961, 24-hour service began. [2] The depression-era wooden border station [citation needed] was replaced with a brick border station in 1953. This was replaced with the current concrete and steel structure in 2012. [3] This crossing is open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
The 329 km (204 mi) long Highway 95 begins at the international border in a small community called Kingsgate. It connects to U.S. Route 95 at the Eastport-Kingsgate Border Crossing. Heading north from there, it follows the Moyie River northeast for 11 km (7 mi) to the town of Yahk, where it merges onto the Crowsnest Highway .
Prior to the 1950s, the Canadian road to this crossing traversed a steep hill at the border, which caused problems for winter travelers. Around 1952, Canada excavated much of the hill and built a new inspection plaza on relatively level ground. This border crossing was closed in 1985 when I-95 was completed immediately to the north. [52]
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