HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA

A. Murray MacKay Bridge

Opened 10 July, 1970

The opening of the MacKay Bridge drew international interest due to its design and the engineering techniques that were applied to its construction for the first time in North America.

A. Murray MacKay Bridge Fact Sheet

Name
A. Murray MacKay Bridge
Local moniker(s)
The New Bridge
MacKay Bridge
The MacKay
Halifax Harbour is near the Great Circle Route between the Eastern Seaboard of North America and Europe. The bridge is one of two suspension bridges crossing Halifax Harbour and carries on average 52,000 vehicle crossings per day as part of Nova Scotia Highway 111.
Construction started
1966
Date opened
10 July, 1970
Design type
Suspension/Cable stayed etc.
Suspension
Designer
Pratley and Dorton Consulting Engineers
Type of traffic
(road and/or rail)
Road
Owner/Operator
Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission
doing business as Halifax Harbour Bridges (HHB)
P.O. Box 40, 125 Wyse Road,
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 3Y2
Phone
(902) 463-2800
Fax
(902) 469-6281
Email
bridges@hdbc.ns.ca
Links
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Last updated: April 28, 2022

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