Henry Road Closed Border Crossing, Vermont

Henry Road used to cross the border, but is now blocked with concrete barriers. Many small uncontrolled crossings like this in western Vermont and upstate New York were barricaded for security purposes in the 1970s, in preparation for the 1976 Olympic games held in Montreal, less than 35 miles away from this point. The barricade here, on Henry Road, is made of a row of concrete blocks, just a few inches inside the US, attested to by a fresh monument, number 638, installed by the Boundary Commission in 2013. There is an old line house at this former crossing, abandoned and overgrown in the bushes. Beyond the barricade, Henry Road continues north, into Canada, as if nothing has changed.