Table 6-5a Top Land Freight Crossing Ports, Canadian-U.S. Border: 1996
Table 6-5a
Top Land Freight Crossing Ports, Canadian-U.S. Border: 1996
(Thousands of truck or train crossings)
| Port name | Northbound | Southbound | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truck | |||
| Canadian-U.S. border, total | 5,465 | 5,405 | 10,870 |
| Detroit, MI/Windsor, Ont. | C | 1,332 | U |
| Ambassador/Windsor Bridge | C | N | N |
| Windsor-Detroit Tunnel | 137 | N | N |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY/Fort Erie-Niagara Falls, Ont. | 1,028 | 996 | 2,024 |
| Buffalo, NY/Fort Erie, Ont. | 601 | N | N |
| Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls, Ont. | 427 | N | N |
| Queenston Bridge | 419 | N | N |
| Rainbow Bridge | N | N | N |
| Whirlpool Bridge | 8 | N | N |
| Port Huron, MI/Sarnia, Ont. | 547 | 636 | 1,183 |
| Blaine, WA/Douglas and Pacific Highway, B.C. | 392 | 402 | 794 |
| Blaine, WA/Douglas, B.C. | N | N | N |
| Blaine, WA/Pacific Highway, B.C. | 392 | N | N |
| Champlain-Rouses Pt., NY/Lacolle (Routes 15, 221,223), Que. | 313 | 279 | 592 |
| Champlain, NY/Lacolle Route 15, Que. | 305 | N | N |
| Rouses Pt., NY/Lacolle Routes 221 and 223, Que. | 9 | N | N |
| Rail (number of trains) | |||
| Canadian-U.S. border, total | C | 31 | U |
| Detroit, MI/Windsor, Ont. | C | 4 | N |
| Ambassador/Windsor Bridge | C | N | N |
| Windsor-Detroit Tunnel | C | N | N |
| Port Huron, MI/Sarnia, Ont. | C | 4 | N |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY/ Fort Erie-Niagara Falls, Ont. | C | 4 | N |
| Buffalo, NY/Fort Erie, Ont. | C | N | N |
| Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls, Ont. | C | N | N |
| Queenston Bridge | C | N | N |
| Rainbow Bridge | C | N | N |
| Whirlpool Bridge | C | N | N |
| International Falls-Rainer, MN/Fort Frances, Ont. | C | 3 | N |
| Warroad, MN/Sprague, Man. | C | 3 | N |
KEY: C = Data are confidential. N = Data are nonexistent. U = Data are unavailable.
NOTES
Truck: Data represent the number of truck crossings, not the number of unique vehicles.
Rail: Data on the number of rail cars was not available for all ports on the U.S.-Canadian border. The number of trains has been used instead. Table 6-5b does contain data for the number of rail cars on the U.S.-Mexican border.
SOURCES
Northbound
Statistics Canada. Culture, Tourism and the Center for Education Statistics Division. Special tabulations. (Ottawa, Ont.: 1998).
Southbound
U.S. Department of Treasury. U.S. Customs Service. Office of Field Operations. Operations Management Database. Special tabulation. (Washington, DC: 1998).