Armstrong-Jackman Border Crossing
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The Armstrong-Jackman Border Crossing is a border crossing
on the Canada-United States border
, located southeast of Saint-Théophile, Quebec
and northwest of Jackman, Maine
. The border crossing is the northern terminus of U.S. Route 201
, which also has the road name Old Canada Road north of Jackman, and the southern terminus of Quebec Route 173
, also known as Route-du-Président-Kennedy.
The Canadian border station, built in 1949, was replaced with a larger, more modern facility in 2004. On the U.S. side, construction began in March 2008 on a new border station in Sandy Bay Township. The $26 million project is scheduled for completion in August 2010.
Border Crossing
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on the Canada-United States border
Canada-United States border
The Canada–United States border, officially known as the International Boundary, is the longest border in the world. The terrestrial boundary is 8,891 kilometers long, including 2,475 kilometres shared with Alaska...
, located southeast of Saint-Théophile, Quebec
Saint-Théophile, Québec
Saint-Théophile is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 765 as of 2009...
and northwest of Jackman, Maine
Jackman, Maine
Jackman is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 718 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
. The border crossing is the northern terminus of U.S. Route 201
U.S. Route 201
U.S. Route 201 is a spur of U.S. Route 1 in the U.S. state of Maine. US 201 begins in Brunswick. It follows the Kennebec River from Gardiner, Maine, to The Forks where it pulls away from the town and runs into the north woods. Route 201 ends in Sandy Bay Township, where it enters Quebec, Canada at...
, which also has the road name Old Canada Road north of Jackman, and the southern terminus of Quebec Route 173
Quebec route 173
Route 173 is a major north/south highway on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its southern terminus is at the Armstrong-Jackman Border Crossing in Saint-Théophile in the hamlet of Armstrong, at the border with Maine , and its northern terminus is in Lévis at the...
, also known as Route-du-Président-Kennedy.
The Canadian border station, built in 1949, was replaced with a larger, more modern facility in 2004. On the U.S. side, construction began in March 2008 on a new border station in Sandy Bay Township. The $26 million project is scheduled for completion in August 2010.