The Capilano Suspension Bridge is a free-swinging rope bridge in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
In 1888, George Grant McKay, a Scottish civil engineer and property developer, arrived in the fledgling city of Vancouver, Canada. McKay bought 6,000 acres of dense forest on both sides of the Capilano River and built a hut on the very edge of the canyon wall. In 1889, with the help of horses, which transported ropes across the river, he stretched a pedestrian crossing made of hemp rope and cedar planks across the canyon.
The length of the bridge is 137 meters, and the height above the Capilano River, which flows under it and seems to be just a stream, is 70 meters.
The Capilano Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver is one of the most significant attractions and, according to some sources, is one of the ten most visited places in Canada.
It is part of 11 hectares of private park, which, as part of the Vancouver area’s tourist attractions, attracts around 800,000 visitors annually from around the world.
Access : Coordinates: 49.342778, -123.112222 / The bridge can be reached quickly and easily from Downtown Vancouver via the Lions Gate Bridge.
Highlights :
- Capilano is visited by from 800 thousand to 1 million people a year. On average, guests spend two to three hours in the park.The park administration offers those interested, among other things, ecologically oriented rainforest tours for children, guided tours through the wooded nature, the permanent exhibition “Living Forest”, performances by Indian groups with dance, masks, storytelling, seasonal highlights and decorations.
- The Capilano Suspension Bridge has appeared in a number of different TV series including MacGyver, Sliders, The Crow.
- The bridge got its name from the river over which it stretches, as well as the lake of the same name and its surroundings. However, few people know that this name was originally Chiapalano, which means “beautiful river” in the language of the Skomish people, who lived here before the arrival of the Europeans.
- The Capilano Suspension Bridge Park is open all year round from 10:00, but the duration varies depending on the season from 17:00 to 20:00
Go next : The Capilano River flows from north to south through the Coast Mountains on Vancouver’s North Shore between West Vancouver and North Vancouver / Capilano River Regional Park is located in the District of North Vancouver in British Columbia.
