Beautiful BC from A to Z: C is for Capilano Suspension Bridge

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While the Capilano Suspension Bridge sits just a few hours’ drive from my hometown, regrettably I have yet to actually walk across it. However don’t take my laziness as indifference, the Capilano Suspension Bridge is one local attraction I can’t wait to visit.

Spanning 460 feet across and rising 230 feet above the rugged Capilano River below, the Capilano Suspension Bridge was first constructed in 1889 by Scottish civil engineer George Grant Mackay as an access point to his woodland cabin. Having changed hands multiple times over the last 125 years, the Capilano Suspension bridge offers visitors a reprieve from the nearby cosmopolitan city of Vancouver.

While the Capilano Suspension Bridge may look simple on its own, the park surrounding the bridge is also home to Treetop Adventures, the first attraction of its kind in North America consisting of seven footbridges suspended between old-growth Douglas Fir trees, and Cliff Walk, which opens up previously unexplored areas of the park via cantilevered and suspended walkways that jut out from the granite rock face above the Capilano River.

Located just a ten minute drive from downtown Vancouver (depending on the traffic…) the Capilano Suspension Bridge can be reached via public transport, a rarity in a province larger than France. For more information about the Capilano Suspension Bridge check out their website.