Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing

Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing
Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing
	Madawaska Maine Border inspection Station as seen in 1960
Location
Country	United States; Canada
Location	Edmundston–Madawaska Bridge, between Bridge Avenue and Rue Saint François; US Port: 63 Bridge Ave., Madawaska, ME 04756; Canadian Port: 68 Rue St. Francois, Edmundston, NB I3V 1E5;
Coordinates	47°21′36″N 68°19′43″W / 47.36007°N 68.328685°W
Details
Opened	1854
US Phone	(207) 728-4376
Canadian Phone	(506) 735-5292
Hours	Open 24 Hours
	Website; https://www.cbp.gov/about/contact/ports/madawaska-maine-0109

The Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing is located at the Edmundston–Madawaska Bridge that connects the town of Madawaska, Maine with Edmundston, New Brunswick on the Canada–United States border.

History

Prior to the construction of the original bridge in 1921, a hand-pulled ferry provided a way to cross the Saint John River at this location.^[1] The first US border station at Madawaska was a small white cabin at the end of the bridge. Around 1930, a two-story wooden border station was constructed. This was replaced by the current one-story brick border station in 1960. For many years, Canada had a small wooden border station with a red roof. This structure was replaced in 1992 with a new brick facility.

1919 photo of a hand-pulled ferry that enabled travel between Madawaska and Edmundston prior to the construction of the original bridge.

In June 2024, a new 1,828 foot long bridge opened between Edmundston and Madawaska that connects new border inspection facilities on both sides of the river2^[2].