Capilano Suspension Bridge
A hundred and forty metres of walkway, seventy metres above a canyon.
Duration
2 hrs – 3 hrs
Best time
At opening
Open
Every day
Entry price
To confirm
The first bridge was strung in 1889 by a Scottish engineer, George Grant Mackay, out of hemp rope and cedar planks. The present one, in steel, is a hundred and forty metres long and hangs seventy metres above the Capilano river.
The bridge is only part of the visit: the route continues along walkways bolted to the cliff face and through a canopy circuit among centuries-old Douglas firs. A free suspension bridge exists a few kilometres away at Lynn Canyon park, shorter but in the same canyon.
Getting there
Free shuttle from Canada Place and several downtown hotels, twenty minutes. Bus 236 from the SeaBus at Lonsdale Quay.
What the price covers
entry charged, a high rate, to be confirmed
What to bring
- Walking shoes
- Board
Rules on site
Entry is expensive and the site is packed from ten o'clock: the free Lynn Canyon bridge gives a similar feeling a few kilometres away. The walkways are slippery in rain, which is frequent here.
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Grouse MountainTwelve hundred metres above the city, reached by cable car or by the Grouse Grind.
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