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Capilano Suspension Bridge, 1903

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 371-211. 1903 Capilano Suspension Bridge Standing pretty in mid-air, these early tourists enjoy North Vancouver’s first tourist attraction, the steel-cable suspension bridge built over the Capilano River in 1903.
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City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 371-211.City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 371-211.

1903

Capilano Suspension Bridge

Standing pretty in mid-air, these early tourists enjoy North Vancouver’s first tourist attraction, the steel-cable suspension bridge built over the Capilano River in 1903. It replaced the original bridge of hemp rope and cedar planks.

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