Canadian Phone None Opened 1933 | US Phone (518) 497-6491 Address Churubusco, NY 12923, USA | |
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Hours 8:00 AM-4:00 PM (Southbound only) | ||
Churubusco-Franklin Centre is a border crossing connecting Franklin Centre, Quebec to Churubusco, New York on the Canada–US border. In an unusual lack of coordination between the two countries, the United States committed to building a new $6.8 Million border inspection station at Churubusco, at the same time Canada committed to closing its Franklin Centre border station. The result is an apparent permanent condition where travelers may enter the US from Canada at this location, but they must return via another route.
Canada closed its port of entry on April 1, 2011, and tore down its border inspection station soon thereafter. The US completed work on its new border inspection station and tore down its old border station in 2012.
Until 1968, the US had no border inspection station at this crossing. The US Customs Service operated an office in rented space in a private home at Churubusco, New York, and people entering the US were expected to travel there to report for inspection.