4. Canada’s Capilano Suspension Bridge
Situated in: North Vancouver District, British Columbia
Founded in 1889
Cost to cross: $43-27
Possibly the most infamous bridge on this list is the Capilano Suspension Bridge. 1.2 million people visit this uncomplicated suspension bridge every year. Private ownership of the pedestrian bridge (though entrance is still charged) dates back to its opening in 1889. The 460-foot bridge spans 230 feet above the Capilano River.
Songquan Deng/Shutterstock ©Capilano Suspension Bridge, Canada
The Capilano’s surrounding deep forest gives it an unsettling atmosphere when you walk through it, drawing interest from TV programs and films like The Crow, a supernatural horror series, and MacGyver on ABC.
George Grant Mackay, a Scottish civil engineer who later served as Vancouver’s park commissioner, was the property’s initial owner. When the bridge was first built, hemp and cedar boards were used. Totem poles were placed in the park by local aboriginal people as part of a new Native American motif. Nancy Stibbard, the current owner, purchased the bridge in the 1980s.