A. Murray MacKay Bridge
Coordinates: 44 ° 40 ′ 40 " N , 63 ° 36 ′ 43" W.
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| use | Road bridge (four lanes) | |
| Crossing of | Halifax Harbor | |
| place | Halifax , Dartmouth | |
| Entertained by | Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission | |
| construction | Suspension bridge | |
| overall length | 1,200 m | |
| Longest span | 426 m | |
| height | 96 m | |
| Clear height | 50.3 m | |
| vehicles per day | 49,678 (2005) | |
| start of building | 1966 | |
| opening | July 10, 1970 | |
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The A. Murray MacKay Bridge is one of two toll suspension bridges that connect the provincial capital of Nova Scotia Halifax with Dartmouth . It is named after Alexander Murray MacKay, who was chairman of the Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission from 1951 to 1971 . The commission was responsible for the construction and is still responsible for the maintenance of this and the southern Angus L. Macdonald Bridge . The four-lane bridge is part of Highway 111 , the corresponding section of the route is toll.
Individual evidence
- ^ Halifax Harbor Bridges. Crossing. Halifax Harbor Bridges, accessed March 26, 2019 .