St. John–Lena Border Crossing

The St. John–Lena Border Crossing connects the towns of St. John, North Dakota and Killarney, Manitoba on the Canada–United States border. North Dakota Highway 30 on the American side joins Manitoba Highway 18 on the Canadian side.

St. John–Lena Border Crossing
US–Canada border at St. John, North Dakota
Location
Country	United States; Canada
Location	ND 30 / PTH 18 US Port: 10935 North Dakota Highway 30, St. John, North Dakota 58369-6910 Canadian Port: Manitoba Highway 18, Killarney, Manitoba R0K 1G0
Coordinates	48°59′57″N 99°39′32″W
Details
Opened	1930
US Phone	[phone]
Can Phone	[phone]
Hours	Open 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
Website US Canadian
U.S. Inspection Station-St. John, North Dakota
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	U.S. Border Inspection Stations MPS
NRHP reference No.	14000588
Added to NRHP	September 10, 2014

Canadian side

The initial inspection station was established at Killarney about 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of the present crossing. W.J. Cooper was the inaugural customs officer 1889–1895. Under the administrative oversight of the Port of Winnipeg, the office handled goods received by road. In 1899, oversight transferred to the Port of Brandon. Inconveniently located and vulnerable to smuggling, the office moved to the border in 1930, adopting the name of Lena, the nearest post office.^[1]

The building was replaced in 1961.^{[citation needed]}

In 2020, the former border hours of 8am–9pm reduced, becoming 8am–4pm.^[2]

US side

US Border Station at St. John, ND, 1932

The US border station was built in 1937, and was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2014.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of Canada–United States border crossings