The Derby Line–Rock Island Border Crossing is a road crossing that connects the town of

Stanstead, Quebec Stanstead is a city (Quebec), town in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, located on the Canada–United States border across from Derby Line, Vermont, Derby Line, Vermont. The Town of Stanstead was c ...

, with Derby Line, Vermont, on the

Canada–United States border The international border between Canada and the United States is the longest in the world by total length. The boundary (including boundaries in the Great Lakes, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts) is long. The land border has two sections: Canada' ...

. It is where

Interstate 91 Interstate 91 (I-91) is an Interstate Highway in the New England region of the United States. It is the primary north–south thoroughfare in the western part of the region. Its southern terminus is in New Haven, Connecticut, at I-95, whi ...

intersects with Quebec Autoroute 55. While there historically have been many roads that have connected these two communities along the border, this particular crossing was established in 1965 with the completion of this section Interstate 91. Since 2009, barricades have been erected on Church Street, Lee Street and Ball Street to prevent people from crossing the border at locations where border inspection services are not present, forcing locals to cross at this crossing, or at the

Derby Line–Stanstead Border Crossing The Derby Line–Stanstead Border Crossing is a border crossing station on the Canada–United States border, connecting the towns of Stanstead, Quebec and Derby Line, Vermont. It connects Main Street ( U.S. Route 5) in Derby Line with Q ...

to the west.

Rock Island

The town of Rock Island, Quebec, was incorporated in 1957, and for many years the Canada border station at this location shared its name. The town was dissolved in 1995 when it was merged with Stanstead Plain, Quebec and Beebe Plain, Quebec to create the town of

(not to be confused with the township of

). In 2009, CBSA officially renamed this port of entry "Stanstead 55".

Derby Line

The current U.S.-bound port of entry was built in the 1960s and encompasses four inspection lanes. CBP sometimes calls this border station "Derby Line I-91" to avoid confusion with the crossing on

U.S. Route 5 U.S. Route 5 (US 5) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway running through the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. Significant cities along the route include New Haven, Connecticut; Hartford, Conn ...

. The facility is in the middle of a multi-year renovation project that will increase the processing capabilities while reducing its ecological footprint.

In Popular Culture

This border crossing was featured in the Neil Currie novel ''The Stanstead Incident'' which is a fictional account involving Canadian domestic terrorism.

References

Canada–United States border crossings Buildings and structures in Derby, Vermont Stanstead, Quebec 1978 establishments in Quebec 1978 establishments in Vermont Transportation in Orleans County, Vermont Interstate 91 {{Quebec-geo-stub

Rock Island

Derby Line

In Popular Culture

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