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The bridge was originally built in 1889 [3] by George Grant Mackay, a Scottish civil engineer and park commissioner for Vancouver. It was originally made of hemp ropes with a deck of cedar planks and was replaced with a wire cable bridge in 1903.
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In 1888, George Grant Mackay, a Scottish civil engineer and land developer, arrived in the young city of Vancouver in Canada. Mackay purchased 6,000 acres of dense forest on either side of Capilano River and built a cabin on the very edge of the canyon wall.
Edward Mahon, who had arrived in Vancouver in 1888, purchased Capilano Suspension Bridge. In 1911, Mahon built the Tea House and continued to improve the property, reinforcing the bridge with additional wire cables in 1914.
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Capilano Suspension Bridge Park has an exciting and storied history, beginning with a humble cabin built on the edge of the canyon wall by a Scottish civil engineer in 1888.
The original bridge was made of hemp rope and cedar planks secured to two large Douglas fir trees on one side of the Capilano Canyon and anchored on the opposite side to a buried tree. Today, the Capilano Suspension Bridge continues as an engineering wonder spanning 460 feet over the Capilano River.
Oct 14, 2013 · Built in 1889 by Scottish civil engineer George Grant Mackay, the 460-foot bridge was constructed of hemp rope and cedar planks. Once the bridge was in place, Mackay’s property became...
Sep 19, 2021 · The Capilano Suspension Bridge was first built in 1889 with hemp ropes and cedar planks by a civil engineer. In 1903, it was upgraded to a wire bridge. It was rebuilt again in 1956. Currently 1.2 million tourists visit the park each year. The name Capilano comes from the First Nation’s word Kia’palano, which means beautiful river.
