It was originally made of hemp ropes with a deck of cedar planks and was replaced with a wire cable bridge in 1903.
Vancouver rope bridge.
Cycle and hike your way through british columbia s rugged landscape on a 6 5 hour tour from vancouver with lunch.
The granddaddy of suspension bridges in the region north vancouver s capilano suspension bridge has been welcoming visitors since 1889 when george grant mckay suspended a footbridge of hemp rope and cedar planks across capilano canyon.
The original capilano suspension bridge was built in 1889.
Visit us today and take a walk on the wild side.
The bridge was originally built in 1889 by george grant mackay a scottish civil engineer and park commissioner for vancouver.
In 1910 edward mahon purchased the capilano suspension bridge.
Capilano suspension bridge park is one of the most popular tourist attractions in vancouver.
Highlights include a walk on the capilano suspension bridge and through the treetop adventure the chance to ride the grouse mountain gondola and the chance to learn about grizzly bears and see a lumberjack show all in just one day.
Visit some of the vancouver area s most popular natural attractions on this tour from vancouver.
Since then the ropes have been replaced with cables strong enough to hold up a fully loaded 747 airliner.