Vancouver Rope Bridge Park

Voices from vancouver s past mingle with the sounds of nature beautiful gardens skirt time worn british columbia first nations totem poles and capilano suspension bridge takes you to the serenity of a west coast rainforest.

Vancouver rope bridge park.

Capilano suspension bridge park is one of the most popular tourist attractions in vancouver. Its first cables were actually hemp ropes. The capilano suspension bridge is a simple suspension bridge crossing the capilano river in the district of north vancouver british columbia canada the current bridge is 140 metres 460 ft long and 70 metres 230 ft above the river. Follow in the footsteps of the millions of visitors who have crossed capilano suspension bridge since 1889.

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. Capilano suspension bridge vancouver lookout from 122 00 small group tour. The bridge is 450 feet 137 m long and hangs 230 feet 70m above capilano river. Visit us today and take a walk on the wild side.

Since then the ropes have been replaced with cables strong enough to hold up a fully loaded 747 airliner. Capilano suspension bridge and grouse mountain from vancouver from 195 29 grouse mountain capilano suspension bridge park from 142 53 see all capilano suspension bridge park experiences on tripadvisor. It is part of a private facility with an admission fee and draws over 1 2 million visitors per year.