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Asijitp at 11:53, 20 August 2026

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	<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Both bridges have been completely toll-free since 5:00 AM on Monday, March 17, 2025</strong>, ending 70 years of tolling on the Halifax Harbour crossings. If you cross either bridge today, you pay nothing at all - there are no toll booths remaining; they were physically demolished by early April 2025.</p>		<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Both bridges have been completely toll-free since 5:00 AM on Monday, March 17, 2025</strong>, ending 70 years of tolling on the Halifax Harbour crossings. If you cross either bridge today, you pay nothing at all - there are no toll booths remaining; they were physically demolished by early April 2025.</p>

	<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Key Reality:</strong> Nova Scotia's only remaining toll facility affecting most drivers is the Cobequid Pass on Highway 104 - and even there, if your vehicle is registered in Nova Scotia, you already cross for free (~~confirmed~~ since December 16, 2021). Only out-of-province vehicles (both passenger and commercial) still pay a toll at Cobequid Pass, ranging from $4 for motorcycles to $24 for heavy commercial vehicles - a rate that has been unchanged since 2004.</p>		<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Key Reality:</strong> Nova Scotia's only remaining toll facility affecting most drivers is the Cobequid Pass on Highway 104 - and even there, if your vehicle is registered in Nova Scotia, you already cross for free (since December 16, 2021). Only out-of-province vehicles (both passenger and commercial) still pay a toll at Cobequid Pass, ranging from $4 for motorcycles to $24 for heavy commercial vehicles - a rate that has been unchanged since 2004.</p>

	<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">2026 Update:</strong> The Halifax bridge toll removal was part of the province's 2025 budget, fulfilling a 2024 election promise by Premier Tim Houston - estimated to cost the province approximately $40 million per year in foregone revenue. Halifax Harbour Bridges issued $4.67 million in refunds to more than 177,000 closed MACPASS accounts following the change. Separately, as of April 2026, Cobequid Pass's out-of-province toll has become a point of interprovincial political friction. New Brunswick officials have cited it as a comparable practice while defending a new toll of their own, and some advocacy groups have called for Nova Scotia to eliminate the out-of-province Cobequid Pass charge entirely, though no such change has been announced.</p>		<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">2026 Update:</strong> The Halifax bridge toll removal was part of the province's 2025 budget, fulfilling a 2024 election promise by Premier Tim Houston - estimated to cost the province approximately $40 million per year in foregone revenue. Halifax Harbour Bridges issued $4.67 million in refunds to more than 177,000 closed MACPASS accounts following the change. Separately, as of April 2026, Cobequid Pass's out-of-province toll has become a point of interprovincial political friction. New Brunswick officials have cited it as a comparable practice while defending a new toll of their own, and some advocacy groups have called for Nova Scotia to eliminate the out-of-province Cobequid Pass charge entirely, though no such change has been announced.</p>
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	<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;">The Angus L. Macdonald Bridge and A. Murray MacKay Bridge span Halifax Harbour, connecting Halifax to Dartmouth. Both were tolled continuously from the Macdonald Bridge's opening in the 1950s until March 17, 2025. ~~Confirmed directly via the Government of Nova Scotia and~~ Halifax Harbour Bridges~~' own site~~:</p>		<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;">The Angus L. Macdonald Bridge and A. Murray MacKay Bridge span Halifax Harbour, connecting Halifax to Dartmouth. Both were tolled continuously from the Macdonald Bridge's opening in the 1950s until March 17, 2025. Refer [https://halifaxharbourbridges.ca/ Halifax Harbour Bridges] for further notice:</p>

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	<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;">The Cobequid Pass is a 45 km (28 mi) tolled section of the Trans-Canada Highway 104 between Thomson Station, Cumberland County and Masstown, Colchester County. It is a twinned four-lane highway with five interchanges, six major bridges, and five wildlife/land-access tunnels.</p>		<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;">The Cobequid Pass is a 45 km (28 mi) tolled section of the Trans-Canada Highway 104 between Thomson Station, Cumberland County and Masstown, Colchester County. It is a twinned four-lane highway with five interchanges, six major bridges, and five wildlife/land-access tunnels.</p>

	<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;">Since 11:00 AM on December 16, 2021, Nova Scotia-registered vehicles have had free passage through Cobequid Pass~~, confirmed directly via two Government of Nova Scotia news releases~~. At the time, approximately 50% of passenger vehicles and 70% of commercial trucks using the highway were registered out-of-province, and tolls remain in place for those vehicles specifically. The last toll rate change was January 1, 2004, and as of this writing there are no announced plans to increase it.</p>		<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;">Since 11:00 AM on December 16, 2021, Nova Scotia-registered vehicles have had free passage through Cobequid Pass. At the time, approximately 50% of passenger vehicles and 70% of commercial trucks using the highway were registered out-of-province, and tolls remain in place for those vehicles specifically. The last toll rate change was January 1, 2004, and as of this writing there are no announced plans to increase it.</p>

	<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;">Nova Scotia-registered drivers without a transponder must still stop briefly at the toll booth to confirm NS registration, even though no payment is required. A free transponder is available specifically to speed this process - apply at [https://www.cobequidpass.com/login Login] and it will be mailed to you at no cost.</p>		<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;">Nova Scotia-registered drivers without a transponder must still stop briefly at the toll booth to confirm NS registration, even though no payment is required. A free transponder is available specifically to speed this process - apply at [https://www.cobequidpass.com/login Login] and it will be mailed to you at no cost.</p>

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	<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Key Reality:</strong> Nova Scotia's only remaining toll facility affecting most drivers is the Cobequid Pass on Highway 104 - and even there, if your vehicle is registered in Nova Scotia, you already cross for free (confirmed since December 16, 2021). Only out-of-province vehicles (both passenger and commercial) still pay a toll at Cobequid Pass, ranging from $4 for motorcycles to $24 for heavy commercial vehicles - a rate that has been unchanged since 2004.</p>		<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Key Reality:</strong> Nova Scotia's only remaining toll facility affecting most drivers is the Cobequid Pass on Highway 104 - and even there, if your vehicle is registered in Nova Scotia, you already cross for free (confirmed since December 16, 2021). Only out-of-province vehicles (both passenger and commercial) still pay a toll at Cobequid Pass, ranging from $4 for motorcycles to $24 for heavy commercial vehicles - a rate that has been unchanged since 2004.</p>

	<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">2026 Update:</strong> The Halifax bridge toll removal was part of the province's 2025 budget, fulfilling a 2024 election promise by Premier Tim Houston - estimated to cost the province approximately $40 million per year in foregone revenue. Halifax Harbour Bridges issued $4.67 million in refunds to more than 177,000 closed MACPASS accounts following the change. Separately, as of April 2026, Cobequid Pass's out-of-province toll has become a point of interprovincial political friction: New Brunswick officials have cited it as a comparable practice while defending a new toll of their own, and some advocacy groups have called for Nova Scotia to eliminate the out-of-province Cobequid Pass charge entirely, though no such change has been announced.</p>		<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">2026 Update:</strong> The Halifax bridge toll removal was part of the province's 2025 budget, fulfilling a 2024 election promise by Premier Tim Houston - estimated to cost the province approximately $40 million per year in foregone revenue. Halifax Harbour Bridges issued $4.67 million in refunds to more than 177,000 closed MACPASS accounts following the change. Separately, as of April 2026, Cobequid Pass's out-of-province toll has become a point of interprovincial political friction. New Brunswick officials have cited it as a comparable practice while defending a new toll of their own, and some advocacy groups have called for Nova Scotia to eliminate the out-of-province Cobequid Pass charge entirely, though no such change has been announced.</p>

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Asijitp at 09:40, 20 August 2026

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	<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Major correction:</strong> Earlier versions of this guide described the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge and A. Murray MacKay Bridge as actively tolled facilities with MACPASS accounts and per-axle rates. This is no longer accurate. Confirmed directly by the Government of Nova Scotia and Halifax Harbour Bridges: <strong style="font-weight: bold;">both bridges have been completely toll-free since 5:00 AM on Monday, March 17, 2025</strong>, ending 70 years of tolling on the Halifax Harbour crossings. If you cross either bridge today, you pay nothing at all - there are no toll booths remaining; they were physically demolished by early April 2025.</p>		<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Both bridges have been completely toll-free since 5:00 AM on Monday, March 17, 2025</strong>, ending 70 years of tolling on the Halifax Harbour crossings. If you cross either bridge today, you pay nothing at all - there are no toll booths remaining; they were physically demolished by early April 2025.</p>

	<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Key Reality:</strong> Nova Scotia's only remaining toll facility affecting most drivers is the Cobequid Pass on Highway 104 - and even there, if your vehicle is registered in Nova Scotia, you already cross for free (confirmed since December 16, 2021). Only out-of-province vehicles (both passenger and commercial) still pay a toll at Cobequid Pass, ranging from $4 for motorcycles to $24 for heavy commercial vehicles - a rate that has been unchanged since 2004.</p>		<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Key Reality:</strong> Nova Scotia's only remaining toll facility affecting most drivers is the Cobequid Pass on Highway 104 - and even there, if your vehicle is registered in Nova Scotia, you already cross for free (confirmed since December 16, 2021). Only out-of-province vehicles (both passenger and commercial) still pay a toll at Cobequid Pass, ranging from $4 for motorcycles to $24 for heavy commercial vehicles - a rate that has been unchanged since 2004.</p>
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	<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Cobequid Pass (standard cars, light trucks)</strong></td>		<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Cobequid Pass (standard cars, light trucks)</strong></td>
	<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">FREE</strong> (since Dec 16, 2021)</td>		<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">FREE</strong> (since Dec 16, 2021)</td>
	<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;">Higher than motorcycle rate - check cobequidpass.com for exact current figure</td>		<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;">Higher than motorcycle rate - check [httsp://www.cobequidpass.com Cobequid] for exact current figure</td>
	<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;">Rate unchanged since January 1, 2004</td>		<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;">Rate unchanged since January 1, 2004</td>
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Deepak-bisht-mapup at 13:42, 22 May 2024

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	<li>Weight limit: no weight limit</li>		<li>Weight limit: no weight limit</li>
	<li>Permitted vehicles: all vehicles, including semi-trailers and large trucks</li>		<li>Permitted vehicles: all vehicles, including semi-trailers and large trucks</li>
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	A written letter of permission for all slow moving and oversized vehicles wishing to cross the MacKay Bridge. These vehicles include: Crane, Backhoe, Wheel Loader, Grader, Asphalt Spreader, Forklift, Tractor or any other vehicle which is not a car or a pick-up truck, that HHB believes may impede the normal flow of traffic. Depending on the height, width and weight of the vehicle and HHB escort may be required		A written letter of permission for all slow moving and oversized vehicles wishing to cross the MacKay Bridge. These vehicles include: Crane, Backhoe, Wheel Loader, Grader, Asphalt Spreader, Forklift, Tractor or any other vehicle which is not a car or a pick-up truck, that HHB believes may impede the normal flow of traffic. Depending on the height, width and weight of the vehicle and HHB escort may be required
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	Toll rates for Cobequid Pass Toll Highway can be found at Cobequid Pass toll rates page<ref>[https://www.cobequidpass.com/COB/About/TollsAndFees.aspx Cobequid Pass toll rates page]</ref>.		Toll rates for Cobequid Pass Toll Highway can be found at Cobequid Pass toll rates page<ref>[https://www.cobequidpass.com/COB/About/TollsAndFees.aspx Cobequid Pass toll rates page]</ref>.
	The toll you pay to cross the Macdonald or MacKay Bridge is based on the number of axles on your vehicle. The coin baskets will not accept dimes, nickels or pennies.		The toll you pay to cross the Macdonald or MacKay Bridge is based on the number of axles on your vehicle. The coin baskets will not accept dimes, nickels or pennies.
	The sidewalk and bicycle lane are free of charge to use. Detailed toll rates for these bridges can be found at Angus L. Macdonald & MacKay Bridge toll rates page.		The sidewalk and bicycle lane are free of charge to use. Detailed toll rates for these bridges can be found at Angus L. Macdonald & MacKay Bridge toll rates page.

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	<a href="https://tollguru.com/nova-scotia-toll-calculator"><button ~~type="button"~~ class="custom-button button-orange">Nova Scotia Toll Calculator</button></a>		<a href="https://tollguru.com/nova-scotia-toll-calculator"><button class="custom-button button-orange" type="button">Nova Scotia Toll Calculator</button></a>
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	Calculate truck tolls to cross these tolled facilities of Nova Scotia and other provinces and territories of Canada using '''Truck Toll Calculator'''.		Calculate truck tolls to cross these tolled facilities of Nova Scotia and other provinces and territories of Canada using '''Truck Toll Calculator'''.

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	To get E-Pass or MACPASS or for any questions about toll payment methods or your toll bill please get in touch with respective agency:The Cobequid Pass Toll Highway: Atlantic Highway Management Corporation Limited<ref>[https://www.cobequidpass.com/COB/about/ContactUs.aspx Atlantic Highway Management Corporation Limited]</ref>The Angus L. Macdonald Bridge and MacKay Bridge: Halifax Harbour Bridges (HHB)<ref>[https://www.hdbc.ca/contact/ Halifax Harbour Bridges (HHB)]</ref>		To get E-Pass or MACPASS or for any questions about toll payment methods or your toll bill please get in touch with respective agency:The Cobequid Pass Toll Highway: Atlantic Highway Management Corporation Limited<ref>[https://www.cobequidpass.com/COB/about/ContactUs.aspx Atlantic Highway Management Corporation Limited]</ref>The Angus L. Macdonald Bridge and MacKay Bridge: Halifax Harbour Bridges (HHB)<ref>[https://www.hdbc.ca/contact/ Halifax Harbour Bridges (HHB)]</ref>

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [https://tollguru.com/toll-wiki/canada-toll Canada tolls and toll passes]		* [https://tollguru.com/toll-wiki/canada-toll Canada tolls and toll passes]
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	* [https://tollguru.com/toll-wiki/e-pass-canada E-Pass tag]		* [https://tollguru.com/toll-wiki/e-pass-canada E-Pass tag]
	* [https://tollguru.com/toll-wiki/macpass MACPASS]		* [https://tollguru.com/toll-wiki/macpass MACPASS]
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	* [https://tollguru.com/toll-wiki/pei-bridge-confederation-bridge-toll-strait-pass Prince Edward Island tolls]		* [https://tollguru.com/toll-wiki/pei-bridge-confederation-bridge-toll-strait-pass Prince Edward Island tolls]
	* [https://tollguru.com/toll-wiki/new-brunswick-toll-roads New Brunswick tolls]		* [https://tollguru.com/toll-wiki/new-brunswick-toll-roads New Brunswick tolls]
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	== References ==		== References ==
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	The province of Nova Scotia has one toll highway called the Cobequid Pass Toll Highway. It also has two toll bridges: Angus L. Macdonald Bridge and A. Murray MacKay Bridge locally famous by '''the old bridge''' and '''the nre bridge''' respectively.		The province of Nova Scotia has one toll highway called the Cobequid Pass Toll Highway. It also has two toll bridges: Angus L. Macdonald Bridge and A. Murray MacKay Bridge locally famous by '''the old bridge''' and '''the nre bridge''' respectively.

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	The province of Nova Scotia has one toll highway called the Cobequid Pass Toll Highway. It also has two toll bridges: Angus L. Macdonald Bridge and A. Murray MacKay Bridge locally famous by '''the old bridge''' and '''the nre bridge''' respectively.		The province of Nova Scotia has one toll highway called the Cobequid Pass Toll Highway. It also has two toll bridges: Angus L. Macdonald Bridge and A. Murray MacKay Bridge locally famous by '''the old bridge''' and '''the nre bridge''' respectively.

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	Following are the two toll bridges in Nova Scotia:		Following are the two toll bridges in Nova Scotia:

	~~There are two toll bridges in Nova Scotia:~~
	<ul><li>'''Angus L. Macdonald Bridge'''<ul>		<ul><li>'''Angus L. Macdonald Bridge'''<ul>
	<li>Weight limit: 3,200 kilograms (7,055 pounds)</li>		<li>Weight limit: 3,200 kilograms (7,055 pounds)</li>

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	* The '''Angus L. Macdonald Bridge'''<ref>[https://www.hdbc.ca/about/ Angus L. Macdonald Bridge]</ref>, also known as “the old bridge”, is a suspension bridge crossing Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia. The bridge is one of two suspension bridges linking the Halifax Peninsula to Dartmouth in the Halifax Regional Municipality. Large commercial vehicles (vehicles weighing over 3200 kg (7055 lb)) are not permitted to cross the bridge and must use the wider MacKay Bridge to cross the harbour to the northwest. Public transit buses are allowed to cross the bridge.

	*The '''A. Murray MacKay Bridge'''<ref>[https://www.hdbc.ca/about/ A. Murray MacKay Bridge]</ref>, also known as “the new bridge”, is a another suspension bridge linking the Halifax Peninsula with Dartmouth in Nova Scotia. This is the only harbour bridge which permits semi-trailers and large trucks to cross the harbour. Pedestrians and bicycles are not permitted on the A. Murray MacKay Bridge; they may use dedicated lanes on the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge instead.


	A written letter of permission for all slow moving and oversized vehicles wishing to cross the MacKay Bridge. These vehicles include: Crane, Backhoe, Wheel Loader, Grader, Asphalt Spreader, Forklift, Tractor or any other vehicle which is not a car or a pick-up truck, that HHB believes may impede the normal flow of traffic. Depending on the height, width and weight of the vehicle and HHB escort may be required		A written letter of permission for all slow moving and oversized vehicles wishing to cross the MacKay Bridge. These vehicles include: Crane, Backhoe, Wheel Loader, Grader, Asphalt Spreader, Forklift, Tractor or any other vehicle which is not a car or a pick-up truck, that HHB believes may impede the normal flow of traffic. Depending on the height, width and weight of the vehicle and HHB escort may be required

	Both the Macdonald and MacKay bridges are tolled bridges. There are toll plazas on the Dartmouth side of each bridge. Users pay for the bridge going in both directions. There are five toll lanes in each direction on the Macdonald and seven toll lanes in each direction on the MacKay.		Both the Macdonald and MacKay bridges are tolled bridges. There are toll plazas on the Dartmouth side of each bridge. Users pay for the bridge going in both directions. There are five toll lanes in each direction on the Macdonald and seven toll lanes in each direction on the MacKay.

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			== What types of vehicle requires permission ==
			The following vehicles are required to have a written letter of permission from Halifax Harbour Bridges before crossing the MacKay Bridge:
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			<li>Cranes</li>
			<li>Backhoes</li>
			<li>Wheel loaders</li>
			<li>Graders</li>
			<li>Asphalt spreaders</li>
			<li>Forklifts</li>
			<li>Tractors</li>
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	== Toll rates for Nova Scotia toll highway and bridges ==		== Toll rates for Nova Scotia toll highway and bridges ==
	Toll rates for Cobequid Pass Toll Highway can be found at Cobequid Pass toll rates page<ref>[https://www.cobequidpass.com/COB/About/TollsAndFees.aspx Cobequid Pass toll rates page]</ref>.		Toll rates for Cobequid Pass Toll Highway can be found at Cobequid Pass toll rates page<ref>[https://www.cobequidpass.com/COB/About/TollsAndFees.aspx Cobequid Pass toll rates page]</ref>.
			The toll you pay to cross the Macdonald or MacKay Bridge is based on the number of axles on your vehicle. The coin baskets will not accept dimes, nickels or pennies.
	The toll you pay to cross the Macdonald or MacKay Bridge is based on the number of axles on your vehicle~~. Most passenger vehicles and light trucks pay $1.00 if using a MACPASS and $1.25 if paying with cash. The cash lanes accept quarters, $1 coins and $2 coins~~. The coin baskets will not accept dimes, nickels or pennies. The sidewalk and bicycle lane are free of charge to use. Detailed toll rates for these bridges can be found ~~at Angus L. Macdonald & MacKay Bridge toll rates page<ref>[https://www.hdbc.ca/rates/~~ Angus L. Macdonald &~~amp;~~ MacKay Bridge toll rates page~~]</ref>.~~		The sidewalk and bicycle lane are free of charge to use. Detailed toll rates for these bridges can be found at Angus L. Macdonald & MacKay Bridge toll rates page.

	You can calculate your trip's tolls and gas costs to travel through the Nova Scotia toll highway and brides using Nova Scotia Toll Calculator. The calculator also shows the toll plaza(s) locations en route, payment methods, discounts applied for your vehicle type and more.

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	There are two toll bridges in Nova Scotia:		There are two toll bridges in Nova Scotia:
	<ul><li>Angus L. Macdonald Bridge<ul>		<ul><li>'''Angus L. Macdonald Bridge'''<ul>
	<li>Weight limit: 3,200 kilograms (7,055 pounds)</li>		<li>Weight limit: 3,200 kilograms (7,055 pounds)</li>
	<li>Permitted vehicles: cars, light trucks, buses, pedestrians, and bicycles</li>		<li>Permitted vehicles: cars, light trucks, buses, pedestrians, and bicycles</li>
	</ul></li>		</ul></li>
			<li>'''Murray MacKay Bridge'''<ul>
	<li>Murray MacKay Bridge<ul>
	<li>Weight limit: no weight limit</li>		<li>Weight limit: no weight limit</li>
	<li>Permitted vehicles: all vehicles, including semi-trailers and large trucks</li>		<li>Permitted vehicles: all vehicles, including semi-trailers and large trucks</li>