Pinnacle Road–East Pinnacle Border Crossing Explained

Pinnacle Road-East Pinnacle Border Crossing
Country:United States
Canada
Location:
  • Pinnacle Road / Chemin de Richford
  • US Port: 14 Pinnacle Road, Richford, Vermont 05476
  • Canadian Port: 383 Richford Road, East Pinnacle, Quebec J0J 1C0
Coordinates:45.0156°N -72.6999°W
Opened:1976
Blankdetailstitle1:US Phone
Blankdetails1:(802) 848-7721
Blankdetailstitle2:Canadian Phone
Blankdetails2:(514) 538-2912
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Blankdetails3:8AM to 4PM US and Canada
Website:https://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/richford-vermont-0203

The Pinnacle Road–East Pinnacle Border Crossing connects the town of East Pinnacle, Quebec with the western portion of Richford, Vermont. A new US border station at this crossing was built in 2012, directly behind the old border station. For years, the old border station was heated using a solar water heating system.[1]

The border crossing is one of the least busy in Vermont, with three to 20 cars using it a day.[2] For many years, there were no border inspection services at this location. Finally in 1971, the US built a border inspection station. Canada built its border station in 1982, rerouting Chemin de la Frontiere around it. Both the US and Canadian border stations are open only from 8 AM to 4 PM, seven days a week.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trickle-Down Solar Water Heating . Solar Today . Nick Pine . Jan–Feb 2003 . 2013-03-28.
  2. Web site: Chapter 2: The 45th Parallel . United Divide: A Linear Portrait of the USA/Canada Border . The Center for Land Use Interpretation . Winter 2015.