Sweetgrass-Coutts Border Crossing

Sweetgrass-Coutts Border Crossing
Entering Canada at the Sweetgrass-Coutts Joint Border Inspection Station
Location
Country	United States; Canada
Location	US Port: 39825 Interstate 15, Sweetgrass, Montana 59484 Canadian Port: Highway #4 South, Coutts, Alberta T0K 0N0
Coordinates	48°59′54″N 111°57′38″W / 48.998393°N 111.960447°W
Details
Opened	1890
US Phone	[phone]
Canadian Phone	[phone]
Hours	Open 24 hours
Website http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/sweetgrass

The Sweetgrass-Coutts Border Crossing connects the town of Sweet Grass, Montana with Coutts, Alberta on the Canada–US border. It is the busiest port of entry in the state of Montana, and is the location where Interstate 15 meets Alberta Highway 4.

History

US Border Inspection Station at Sweetgrass, Montana, as seen in 1997

The port of entry was established in 1890 when a narrow gauge railroad was completed by the Galt Companies that delivered coal from Lethbridge, Alberta to Great Falls, Montana.^[1] In 2004, the US and Canada completed work on a massive joint border inspection station which houses the inspection agencies of both countries. This crossing is open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

See also

• List of Canada–United States border crossings

References

1. "The Village of Coutts, Alberta Territory, began as a hamlet in 1890....". CouttsAlberta.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.