Limestone–Gillespie Portage Border Crossing
Crossing between Maine, USA and New Brunswick, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Limestone–Gillespie Portage Border Crossing is an international border crossing connecting the towns of Limestone, Maine, United States, and Grand-Sault, New Brunswick, Canada. The crossing is reached by Maine State Route 229 on the American side and by New Brunswick Route 375 on the Canadian side. The United States crossing facilities are the original facilities first built for this crossing in 1933, and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
Limestone–Gillespie Portage Border Crossing | |
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Country | United States; Canada |
Location | |
Coordinates | 46.924667°N 67.789571°W / 46.924667; -67.789571 |
Details | |
Opened | 1929 |
US Phone | (207) 325-4769 |
Canadian Phone | (506) 473-3536 |
Hours | Open 6:00 AM-10:00 PM Eastern |
Website | |
U.S. Inspection Station-Limestone, Maine | |
MPS | U.S. Border Inspection Stations MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 14000556 |
Added to NRHP | September 10, 2014 |
South of the crossing, one hundred yards from the border, is a decommissioned Nike missile base that is now an auto repair shop. It was one of four that protected nearby Loring Air Force Base.[1]