Table 9-2a Top Land Passenger Ports, Canadian-U.S. Border: 1996
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Table 9-2a
Top Land Passenger Ports, Canadian-U.S. Border: 1996
(Thousands of vehicles or passengers/pedestrians)
| Port name | Northbound | Southbound | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal vehicles | |||
| Canadian-U.S. border, total | 38,858 | 39,537 | 78,394 |
| Detroit, MI/Windsor, Ont. | C | 8,324 | N |
| Ambassador/Windsor Bridge | C | N | N |
| Windsor-Detroit Tunnel | 4,311 | N | N |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY/Fort Erie-Niagara Falls, Ont. | 7,273 | 7,574 | 14,847 |
| Buffalo, NY/Fort Erie, Ont. | 3,190 | N | N |
| Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls, Ont. | 4,083 | N | N |
| Queenston Bridge | 1,860 | N | N |
| Rainbow Bridge | 1,597 | N | N |
| Whirlpool Bridge | 626 | N | N |
| Blaine, WA/Douglas and Pacific Highway, B.C. | 4,056 | 4,667 | 8,723 |
| Blaine, WA/Douglas, B.C. | 2,293 | N | N |
| Blaine, WA/Pacific Highway, B.C. | 1,763 | N | N |
| Port Huron, MI/Sarnia, Ont. | 1,920 | 2,075 | 3,995 |
| Sault Ste. Marie, MI/Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. | 1,414 | 1,617 | 3,031 |
| Passengers in personal vehicles | |||
| Canadian-U.S. border, total | 77,975 | 100,444 | 178,419 |
| Detroit, MI/Windsor, Ont. | C | 23,511 | N |
| Ambassador/Windsor Bridge | C | N | N |
| Windsor-Detroit Tunnel | 8,238 | N | N |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY/Fort Erie-Niagara Falls, Ont. | 15,279 | 16,517 | 31,796 |
| Buffalo, NY/Fort Erie, Ont. | 6,242 | N | N |
| Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls, Ont. | 9,037 | N | N |
| Queenston Bridge | 4,078 | N | N |
| Rainbow Bridge | 3,765 | N | N |
| Whirlpool Bridge | 1,194 | N | N |
| Blaine, WA/Douglas and Pacific Highway, B.C. | 7,761 | 11,387 | 19,148 |
| Blaine, WA/Douglas, B.C. | 4,357 | N | N |
| Blaine, WA/Pacific Highway, B.C. | 3,404 | N | N |
| Port Huron, MI/Sarnia, Ont. | 3,984 | 5,392 | 9,375 |
| Sault Ste. Marie, MI/Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. | 2,854 | 5,325 | 8,179 |
| Busesa | |||
| Canadian-U.S. border, total | N | 174 | N |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY/Fort Erie-Niagara Falls, Ont. | N | 54 | N |
| Buffalo, NY/Fort Erie, Ont. | N | N | N |
| Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls, Ont. | N | N | N |
| Rainbow Bridge | N | N | N |
| Queenston Bridge | N | N | N |
| Whirlpool Bridge | N | N | N |
| Detroit, MI/Windsor, Ont. | N | 40 | N |
| Ambassador/Windsor Bridge | N | N | N |
| Windsor-Detroit Tunnel | N | N | N |
| Blaine, WA/Douglas and Pacific Highway, B.C. | N | 19 | N |
| Blaine, WA/Douglas, B.C. | N | N | N |
| Blaine, WA/Pacific Highway, B.C. | N | N | N |
| Champlain-Rouses Pt., NY/Lacolle (Routes 15, 221,223), Que. | N | 11 | N |
| Champlain, NY/Lacolle Route 15, Que. | N | N | N |
| Rouses Pt., NY/Lacolle Routes 221 and 223, Que. | N | N | N |
| Sault Ste. Marie, MI/Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. | N | 10 | N |
| Passengers on busesa | |||
| Canadian-U.S. border, total | 3,232 | 3,871 | 7,103 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY/Fort Erie-Niagara Falls, Ont. | 1,004 | 1,419 | 2,422 |
| Buffalo, NY/Fort Erie, Ont. | 306 | N | N |
| Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls, Ont. | 698 | N | N |
| Rainbow Bridge | 463 | N | N |
| Queenston Bridge | 233 | N | N |
| Whirlpool Bridge | 2 | N | N |
| Blaine, WA/Douglas and Pacific Highway, B.C. | 300 | 479 | 780 |
| Blaine, WA/Douglas, B.C. | 0 | N | N |
| Blaine, WA/Pacific Highway, B.C. | 300 | N | N |
| Detroit, MI/Windsor, Ont. | C | 564 | N |
| Ambassador/Windsor Bridge | C | N | N |
| Windsor-Detroit Tunnel | 276 | N | N |
| Champlain-Rouses Pt., NY/Lacolle (Routes 15, 221,223), Que. | 240 | 288 | 528 |
| Champlain, NY/Lacolle Route 15, Que. | 239 | N | N |
| Rouses Pt., NY/Lacolle Routes 221 and 223, Que. | 0.9 | N | N |
| Sault Ste. Marie, MI/Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. | 170 | 122 | 292 |
| Pedestrians | |||
| Canadian-U.S. border, total | 965 | 614 | 1,579 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY/Fort Erie-Niagara Falls, Ont. | 359 | 264 | 623 |
| Buffalo, NY/Fort Erie, Ont. | 6 | N | N |
| Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls, Ont. | 353 | N | N |
| Rainbow Bridge | 334 | N | N |
| Queenston Bridge | 18 | N | N |
| Whirlpool Bridge | 0.2 | N | N |
| Sumas, WA/Huntingdon, B.C. | 37 | 58 | 95 |
| Calais, ME/St. Stephen, N.B. | 36 | 42 | 78 |
| Bar Harbour and Portland, ME/Yarmouth, N.S.b | 34 | 35 | 69 |
| Bar Harbour, ME/Yarmouth, N.S. | N | 6 | N |
| Portland, ME/Yarmouth, N.S. | N | 29 | N |
| International Falls-Rainer, MN/Fort Frances, Ont. | 18 | 34 | 52 |
aIncludes charter, intercity and school buses.
bPort is a pedestrian/ferry combination crossing.
KEY: C = Data are confidential. N = Data are nonexistent.
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).