Capilano Suspension Bridge
Overview
A simple suspension bridge crossing the Capilano River in Upper Capilano, British Columbia, Canada, in the District of North Vancouver. The current bridge is 140 metres (460 ft) long and 70 metres (230 ft) above the river. It is part of a private facility with an admission fee and draws over 1.2 million visitors per year.
Quick Facts
- Type
- suspension bridge
- Coordinates
- 49.3429, -123.1151
Good to know
- Length
- 140 metres (460 ft)
- Height above river
- 70 metres (230 ft)
- Annual visitors
- over 1.2 million
- Original construction
- 1889 by George Grant Mackay
- Rebuilt
- 1956
- Owner
- Nancy Stibbard since 1983
- Treetops Adventures opening
- May 2004
- Cliffwalk opening
- June 2011
- Incident - September 1999
- A woman dropped her 18-month-old child off the bridge. The child was not seriously injured.
- Incident - 2006
- A 300-year-old, 46-tonne Douglas fir tree toppled during a heavy snowstorm, falling across the western end of the bridge.
- Incident - June 6, 2010
- A teenage tourist fell more than 30 metres (98 ft) from a fenced-off viewing platform near the bridge and died.
- Incident - June 2, 2012
- A 30-year-old tourist from Ontario died after falling near the bridge.
- Featured in television series
- MacGyver, Sliders, The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, and Psych.
- Psychological experiment
- Conducted by Donald Dutton and Arthur Aron in 1974.
- Featured in video games
- Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
- Incident - September 1999
- A woman dropped her 18-month-old child off the bridge. The child was not seriously injured. The woman lost legal custody of her child.
- Incident - 2006
- A 300-year-old, 46-tonne Douglas fir tree toppled during a heavy snowstorm, falling across the western end of the bridge. Park officials closed the bridge temporarily while repairs were performed.
- Experiment by Donald Dutton and Arthur Aron
- Conducted in 1974, supporting the theory of mis-attributed arousal.
- Featured in racing games
- Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of the "Vancouver Velocity" race track.
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