Porthill-Rykerts Border Crossing

Porthill-Rykerts Border Crossing
Canadian Border Inspection Station at Rykerts, British Columbia
Location
CountryUnited States; Canada
Location
Coordinates49°00′00″N 116°29′58″W / 48.999873°N 116.49956°W / 48.999873; -116.49956
Details
Opened1883
US Phone(208) 267-5309
Canadian Phone1-800-461-9999 (calls within Canada) 1-204-983-3500 (calls outside of Canada)
Hours7:00 AM-5:00 PM
Website
Porthill
U.S. Inspection Station – Porthill, Idaho
NRHP reference No.14000252
Added to NRHPMay 22, 2014

The Porthill-Rykerts Border Crossing connects the town of Bonners Ferry, Idaho with Creston, British Columbia on the Canada–US border. Idaho State Highway 1 on the American side joins British Columbia Highway 21 on the Canadian side, which continues north towards Creston. The Porthill-Rykerts Border Crossing is used as the American Port only; Rykerts acts as the Canadian Crossing.

Porthill is an unincorporated community in Boundary County, Idaho, United States, located at the Canada–United States border into British Columbia. It is one of only three Ports of entry for Idaho into Canada. (#3308)[1] It is named for founder Charles Plummer Hill, as is Hillcrest Mines, now part of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, Alberta.[2] The north-flowing Kootenai River is just west of Porthill.

  1. ^ "Locate a Port of Entry". U.S. Customs and Border Protection. US Customs. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Who's Who and Why 1919–20 , p. 1067, at Google Books