Capilano Suspension Bridge
Tuesday 2nd June 2009: Today we drove from Grouse Mountain to the Capolino Suspension Bridge. The area around the bridge has been developed and includes tree top trails which involves a suspended tree top pathway 100 foot above the forest floor as well as trails through the woodland and a First Nations cultural centre and Totem Park.
The Capolino Suspension bridge has been a popular tourist attraction since it was built in 1889. Today the bridge attracts in the region of 750,000 visitors a year. It was a Scotsman George Grant Mackay, a civil engineer who built the original bridge consisting of hemp rope and cedar planks inorder for his son who loved fishing could easily reach the Capolino River flowing beneath. The present bridge dates from 1956 is the fourth to be constructed on this site. This bridge is made of reinforced steel, safely anchored in thirteen tons of concrete on either side of the canyon. It hangs 230 feet above the river and spans 450 feet making it one of the longest such bridges in the world.
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