Ferry Point Border Crossing, Port of entry in Calais, Maine and St. Stephen, New Brunswick, United States and Canada
Ferry Point Border Crossing links Calais, Maine with St. Stephen, New Brunswick across an international bridge spanning the Saint Croix River. The facility now handles only passenger vehicles, as heavy commercial trucks have been routed elsewhere since 2009.
Bridges have stood at this crossing since 1826; a covered toll bridge was completed in 1847 and replaced in 1895 by a steel, toll-free span carrying a streetcar line. The current US border station, designed in 1932 and built in 1935–36 in Colonial Revival style, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. The Canadian facility dates from 1955.
The crossing long served as the main link between the two downtowns, and the 1895 steel bridge carried a streetcar line between them. St. Stephen lies about 3.2 km (2.0 mi) from the Milltown International Bridge and 4.4 km (2.7 mi) from the International Avenue Bridge, which opened in November 2009.
You can cross on foot or by car, with passenger vehicles being the only option for drivers. Be aware that heavy trucks no longer use this bridge and wait times vary depending on the time of day and season.
The 1895 steel bridge was toll-free and carried a streetcar line, unlike the earlier covered toll bridge. The current US border station, designed in 1932 and built in 1935–36, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014, not as a National Historic Landmark.
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