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<p>A popular North Vancouver bridge and attraction was just named one of the most beautiful in the entire world.</p>
<p>Time Out <a href="https://www.timeout.com/travel/worlds-most-beautiful-bridges" target="_blank">recently ranked</a> the 19 most beautiful bridges in the world, and the Capilano Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver was one of the selections.</p>
<p>Capilano Suspension Bridge, initially built in the late 1880s, ranked #9 on Time Out&#8217;s list.</p>
<p>The media and hospitality business says that the bridge is &#8220;not for the faint of heart (or fear of heights), but the views are worth every step.&#8221;</p>
<p>When it was first built in 1889, the bridge was made of hemp rope and cedar planks.</p>
<p>&#8220;Now steel cables make it strong enough to hold, say, 75 full-grown elephants,&#8221; the Capilano website states.</p>
<p>&#8220;Over the past 130 years, visitors from every country on earth have come to take in its swaying views,&#8221; it adds.</p>
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<p>Time Out also offers some history about the bridge, saying, &#8220;The 137-metre suspension bridge swaying over the Capilano River was based on <a href="https://aises.org/indigenous-engineering-built-the-original-capilano-suspension-bridge/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-modified-href="https://aises.org/indigenous-engineering-built-the-original-capilano-suspension-bridge" data-mrf-link="https://aises.org/indigenous-engineering-built-the-original-capilano-suspension-bridge/">indigenous engineering</a> insights from August Jack and Willie Jack Khahtsahlano paired with Scottish designer George Grant Mackay in 1889.&#8221;</p>
<p>Time Out adds that the bridge was upgraded in 1953 to &#8220;help visitors to safely admire the surrounding temperate forest.&#8221;</p>
<p>Special seasonal events are held at the North Vancouver bridge, like the current &#8216;Love Lights&#8217; experience to celebrate Valentine&#8217;s Day, which runs till Feb. 22. Capilano also offers a spooky experience called Canyon Frights and a Christmas experience called Canyon Lights, among other festivities.</p>
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North Vancouver bridge named one of the world's most beautiful

Vancouver

A North Vancouver bridge that's a popular tourist attraction was recently named one of the most beautiful in the world.