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==Transportation== [[File:Dartmouth III Ferry.JPG|thumb|left| Ferry running between Halifax and Dartmouth, docked at Dartmouth Ferry Terminal.]] Dartmouth is linked to Halifax by the oldest continuously operating saltwater ferry service in North America with the first crossing having taken place in 1752. Early ferries were powered by horses, which were replaced with steam engines in 1830. During the early 20th century, ferries shuttled pedestrians and vehicles between the downtown areas of Halifax and Dartmouth. A [[Rail transport|railway trestle]] was built across Halifax Harbour in the late 19th century to bring rail service to Dartmouth, but it was destroyed by a storm, requiring the present railway connection built around [[Bedford Basin]]. During the early 1950s, construction began on the [[Angus L. Macdonald Bridge]], a [[suspension bridge]] crossing Halifax Harbour. It opened in 1955, ushering in an unprecedented development boom in Dartmouth. New [[Subdivision (land)|subdivision]]s, [[shopping centres]], [[office building]]s, and [[industrial park]]s have been built in recent decades. A second bridge, the [[A. Murray MacKay Bridge]], was opened in 1970 and the [[Nova Scotia Highway 111|Highway 111]] Circumferential Highway was built around Dartmouth to Woodside at this time.
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