Talk:Blackpool Border Crossing
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Background information[edit]
To the best of my knowledge the name Blackpool is the official Canadian name. I don't know the official American name. The border crossing is usually called the the Lacolle-Champlian border crossing, as these are the largest closest towns in the area on each side. Sirtrebuchet 05:23, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
Not many people today call this crossing Blackpool. This used to be the name of the old border station where US Route 9 crossed into Canada. That border crossing closed when the adjacent US Route 87 was completed. Today, the official Canadian name is St. Bernard de Lacolle.[1], as indicated on the sign on the front of the building. Wbaron (talk) 04:15, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
Largest non-water crossing?[edit]
Although I don't doubt that this particular crossing is one of the largest non-water crossings, surely the Douglas Border Crossing on the West Coast of Canada compares. That one is the crossing on I-5 / Hwy. 99 between White Rock/Surrey, British Columbia and Blaine, Washington.--Larry G (talk) 13:59, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
Larry - You are correct. Although the claim limits itself to the "Eastern part" of the US-Canada border, Derby Line VT, Highgate Springs VT and Houlton, ME are all locations where Interstate highways cross the border and do not involve bridges. The article cites a CBC reference, but I believe that source is incorrect. I think I will remove the claim. Wbaron (talk) 03:22, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
Only US-Canada border crossing with its own article[edit]
This article was once nominated for deletion, mostly because it's the only one for any of the roughly 120 US-Canada border crossings. Probably the right solution is to write one for all of them, but that is quite an undertaking. Some articles exist for international bridges and other edifices located at the border, but so far the only other US border crossing articles are for US-Mexico crossings. Anybody want to give it a try? Basic facts about each (names, addresses, hours of operation, etc.) can be found on the CBP and CBSA web sites. Wbaron (talk) 04:13, 28 June 2012 (UTC)