Looking towards Dartmouth from Halifax side

The A. Murray MacKay Bridge is the second suspension bridge linking the Halifax peninsula with Dartmouth and opened on July 10, 1970. It was named after Alexander Murray MacKay, chairman of the Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission from 1951-1971 and past chief executive officer of MT&T. MacKay was instrumental in having both the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge and his namesake structure built during his tenure at the commission. A. Murray McKay Bridge looking towards Dartmouth from Seaview Park File links The following pages link to this file: A. Murray McKay Bridge ... A. Murray McKay Bridge looking towards Dartmouth from Seaview Park File links The following pages link to this file: A. Murray McKay Bridge ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) City Symbol: Kingfisher Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada Location. ... Dartmouth is the smaller cross-harbour twin city to Nova Scotias capital of Halifax, now joined through municipal amalgamation into the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Angus L. Macdonald Bridge at night, looking toward Halifax The Angus L. Macdonald Bridge is the original suspension bridge linking downtown Halifax to Dartmouth, opened on April 2, 1955. ...

During the 1970s, many residents of Halifax and Dartmouth took to nicknaming the structure "the new bridge". Following the death of former Nova Scotia premier Robert L. Stanfield in 2004, there was a motion made to rename the MacKay Bridge to honour Stanfield (in addition to possibly renaming Halifax International Airport, and several new schools/institutions being built), however the suggestion was rejected by many residents of the Halifax Regional Municipality and Nova Scotians in general, given the historic legacy of Mr. MacKay. The Right Honourable Robert Lorne Stanfield (April 11, 1914-December 16, 2003) was Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Halifax International Airport is an airport in Enfield, Nova Scotia, and serves Halifax, Nova Scotia and the maritime region. ... Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. ...

The bridge carries Nova Scotia Highway 111, informally known as the Dartmouth "Circumferential Highway", across the northwestern end of "The Narrows" of Halifax Harbour. The epicentre of the Halifax Explosion in 1917 is several hundred metres southeast of the structure near the Richmond shoreline. Nova Scotia Highway 111 is a 4-lane expressway known informally as the Dartmouth Circumferential Highway. The highway runs from the neighbourhood of Woodside in the south to the A. Murray MacKay Bridge in the north. ... The Halifax Explosion occurred on December 6, 1917, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, when a cargo ship loaded with munitions caught fire and exploded, killing 1,635 people and injuring thousands more. ... 1917 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ...

A major political controversy preceded construction of the MacKay Bridge when the city of Halifax expropriated residents from the community of Africville near the Halifax abutment. New highway interchanges were built with the northern end of Barrington Street and an extension of Robie Street and the Bedford Highway (Nova Scotia Highway 2), as well as realignments of Nova Scotia Highway 102 and Bayers Road. Some CN railway trackage in the area also had to be realigned. Africville was a small neighbourhood in the north end of Halifax, Nova Scotia, populated entirely by black families from a wide variety of origins. ... Missing image Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Missing image Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present...

The building of the MacKay Bridge, along with Highway 111, initiated a development boom in Dartmouth which eclipsed that created by the MacDonald Bridge during the 1950s and 1960s. The Burnside Industrial Park, the Mic Mac Mall shopping centre, and several residential developments in Dartmouth during the 1970s can be directly attributed to the bridge's construction.

The entire bridge measures 1.2 kilometres (3,960 feet) with the suspended span being 740 metres (2,440 feet) in length, carrying 4 traffic lanes with posted speed limits of 70 km/h (45 mph). Pedestrians and bicycles are not permitted on the MacKay Bridge; they may use dedicated lanes on the MacDonald Bridge instead.

As of 2004, the bridge charges a toll (C$0.75) to cross for regular passenger vehicles. Larger vehicles have higher tolls. The MacKay Bridge is the only harbour bridge which permits semi-trailers and large trucks. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission, information on A. Murray MacKay Bridge