Haifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission

[Offshore1]

Originally Posted by terrynorthend

That sounds about right. The immediate drop in demand on the McKay by opening another bridge will also help extend it's life.

BTW I got a kick out of your naming. So that means we'll have an old new bridge, a new old bridge, and a new new bridge

Boy this is sounding like Who's on First or a variation of all the different Margaree's in Cape Breton.

[Keith P.]

I see no other possible outcome given that the locals have used the "old bridge/new bridge" nomenclature for over 50 years. Though I suppose it is possible that some might pivot to something even more bizarre like "the big bridge".

[OldDartmouthMark]

Maybe it will be the Third Bridge, or the Newest Bridge?

I can’t help but think that it will happen differently now, as it’s no longer 1970. There was no (long lasting) bridge before the MacDonald, so it was just “The Bridge”. Then in 1970, a new one came along, so it was obviously “The New Bridge”. But remember this all happened by word of mouth (people actually talked to one another, in person, in 1970!), without the aid of social media, internet “influencers”, etc., so it was casual and simple. Nothing silly would have made the cut back then because that’s not how society in general functioned.

So maybe it will be “Bridgey McBridgeface” or something of equal social significance that’s relevant to the demographic of choice. Maybe each demographic will have their own nickname for it. The possibilities are endless…

[OldDartmouthMark]

Hmmm… acronyms are big now.

TNB? (The newest bridge)

TNNB? (The newest new bridge)

TBNB? (The big new bridge)

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