Freight Facts and Figures 2012
Table 3-17. Average Time for Trucks to Travel One Mile at Selected U.S.-Canada Border Crossings: 2011
Border crossings are potential bottlenecks in the freight transportation network. FHWA monitors truck crossing times at 15 U.S.-Canada border crossings. At all but two borders, transit times were longer for inbound U.S. traffic than for travel to Canada.
| Location | Direction | Average Minutes per Mile |
|---|---|---|
| Ambassador Bridge - Detroit, MI | Inbound | 6.16 |
| Outbound | 4.22 | |
| Port Huron, MI | Inbound | 5.58 |
| Outbound | 4.19 | |
| Peace Bridge - Buffalo, NY | Inbound | 5.34 |
| Outbound | 4.83 | |
| Lewiston-Queenston Bridge - Lewiston, NY | Inbound | 4.63 |
| Outbound | 4.46 | |
| Champlain, NY | Inbound | 4.94 |
| Outbound | 3.68 | |
| Blaine, WA | Inbound | 7.75 |
| Outbound | 6.52 | |
| Alexandria Bay, NY | Inbound | 5.28 |
| Outbound | 4.02 | |
| Pembina, ND | Inbound | 5.73 |
| Outbound | 4.62 | |
| Derby, VT | Inbound | 4.63 |
| Outbound | 3.54 | |
| Calais, ME | Inbound | 5.55 |
| Outbound | 3.77 | |
| Sumas, WA | Inbound | 6.56 |
| Outbound | 5.13 | |
| Highgate, VT | Inbound | 3.58 |
| Outbound | 2.82 | |
| Houlton, ME | Inbound | 4.72 |
| Outbound | 2.98 | |
| Sweetgrass, MT | Inbound | 9.26 |
| Outbound | 7.41 | |
| Jackman, ME | Inbound | 2.85 |
| Outbound | 3.43 |
Source:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, 2012.
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