Scobey–Coronach Border Crossing

Border crossing between Canada and the United States

Scobey–Coronach Border Crossing

US Border Inspection Station at Scobey, Montana as seen in 1995

Location
Country| United States; Canada
Location|

* MT 13 /  Hwy 36
* US Port: 1440 Hwy 13 North, Scobey, MT 59263-9514
* Canadian Port: Highway 36, Coronach SK S0H 0Z0

Coordinates| 49°00′00″N 105°24′28″W﻿ / ﻿49°N 105.40785°W﻿ / 49; -105.40785
Details
Opened| 1914
US Phone| (406) 783-5375
Can Phone| (306) 267-2177
Hours| Open 9:00am–7:00pm
Website
US Canadian

The Scobey–Coronach Border Crossing connects the towns of Scobey, Montana and Coronach, Saskatchewan on the Canada–US border. Montana Highway 13 on the American side joins Saskatchewan Highway 36 on the Canadian side. An airport with a grass runway that straddles the border is located on the east side of this crossing.

## Canadian side

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Formerly called "East Poplar River", the Coronach border station was established in 1914 under the administrative oversight of the Port of Moose Jaw. In 1917/18, a combined residence and customs office was erected.[1] The Canadian border station was upgraded in 1958, 1981 and 2014.[citation needed]

## US side

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Scobey MT border station as seen in 1937.

In 1924, a border patrol station was established as a sub-office with Plentywood Station. In 1937, an inspection station at the Canadian border was established. This facility was reconstructed in the late 1970s. In 2007, a new facility was constructed that supports both CBP and Border Patrol.[2]

In 2019, the new hours of 9am to 7pm year round were a reduction from 13 hours a day to 10.[3][4]

## Biometric System

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Traveler using the speaker recognition system to enter the US at Scobey Montana in 1996.

In 1996, this border crossing became the world's first fully automated port of entry, using biometrics to confirm the identity of travelers.[5] The US and Canadian governments engaged in a cooperative prototype project to enable certain trusted individuals with nothing to declare to cross the border in either direction after the port had closed for the night. Local residents who were enrolled could use a speaker recognition system to open the gates and enter the country without inspection.[6] This system was replaced with a Remote Video Inspection System in 1998, which was decommissioned after the September 11 attacks of 2001.[7]

## See also

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* List of Canada–United States border crossings
* Coronach/Scobey Border Station Airport

## References

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1. ^ Legg, Herbert (1962). Customs Services in Western Canada, 1867–1925. The Creston Review Ltd. p. 76.
2. ^ "Scobey Station". www.cbp.gov.
3. ^ "Regina Leader-Post". leaderpost.com. 24 May 2019.
4. ^ "Montana Public Radio". www.mtpr.org. 23 May 2019.
5. ^ "REMOTE SECURITY AT U.S.-CANADA BORDER". Access Control & Security Solutions. Jul 1, 1998. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
6. ^ Meyer, Barb (June 12, 1996). "Automated Border Crossing". Television news report. Meyer Television News.
7. ^ "BRG: Nervous System: Rethinking Voice Recognition at the Canada Border". www.thinkbrg.com. 2 Nov 2021.