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The Alburg Springs–Clarenceville Border Crossing is a special place where Canada and the United States meet. It connects the small villages of Clarenceville, Quebec in Canada and Alburgh, Vermont in the US. This border crossing is open every day from 8:00 AM until midnight. Canada built a new inspection station in 2005. However, the US still uses its original building from the 1930s. This historic US building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

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Alburg Springs–Clarenceville Border Crossing
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US Border Inspection Station, Alburg Springs, Vermont
Location
Country United States; Canada
Location
  • Alburg Springs Road / Chemin Beech Sud
  • US Port: 303 Alburg Springs Road, Alburgh, Vermont 05440
  • Canadian Port: 2500 Beech Road, Clarenceville, Quebec J0J 1B0
Coordinates 45°00′47″N 73°12′44″W / 45.013042°N 73.212183°W / 45.013042; -73.212183
Details
Opened 1933
US Phone (802) 796-3704
Canadian Phone (514) 294-2288
Hours 8:00 AM–midnight
U.S. Inspection Station-Alburg Springs, Vermont
MPS U.S. Border Inspection Stations MPS
NRHP reference No. 14000607
Added to NRHP September 10, 2014


The US Border Station

The United States border station is a two-story brick building. It has a sloped roof and a covered entrance for cars. This entrance is called a porte-cochere. The building looks classic, with a style known as Colonial Revival. It has a main entrance in the middle and windows on each side.

A Historic Building

This station was built in 1937. It followed a special design used for many border buildings. Seven such stations were built along the Canadian border. Today, only two of these original buildings remain almost unchanged. The Alburg Springs station is one of them.

Why It Was Built

The station was built to make border security better. More people were using cars to travel. There were also new rules about who could enter the country. Plus, during a time called Prohibition, it was illegal to sell or make alcohol. So, people tried to smuggle it across the border. This station helped stop that. Because the area was far away from towns, the building also included homes for the officers and their families. In 2014, this important building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The Canadian Border Station

Clarenceville border station 2002
Canada border inspection station at Clarenceville, QC as seen in 2002

Canada's border station at Clarenceville is much newer. It was built in 2005. Before that, Canada used an older station from the 1940s. That older design was common at many US-Canada border crossings.

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