卡皮拉诺吊桥

发布于：2023-05-15 22:32:23

Canada's Vertigo-Inducing Capilano Suspension Bridge Is Not for the Faint of Heart

位置：加拿大

分类：园林小品

内容：实景照片

图片：8张

景观设计：George Grant Mackay
景观面积：446英尺
景观时间：1889年
图片来源：michellerlee

自1889年由麻绳和雪松木板构成的卡皮拉诺吊桥首次建成，行人在跨越位于加拿大温哥华的卡皮拉诺河流时就不得不屏息凝神并默自祈祷。这个446英尺长，距离河面230英尺的吊桥，在过去100多年间不仅吸引了数以万计通行的游客，也发生了同等比重的安全事故，下面继续阅读来更多地了解这座传奇之桥。
这座桥是由苏格兰工程师兼温哥华公园专员George Grant Mackay于1889年修建的。最初是木结构，1903年用钢丝绳取代，1956年全面重建。20世纪中叶，当地人被邀请将他们的图腾柱引入公园中，至今图腾仍是公园景观的重要组成部分。然而直到1983年，吊桥面临着严峻的人流量问题。再次更改所有权之后，卡皮拉诺吊桥结合当地森林景观被改造为一个以“树顶冒险”为主题的生态公园。
树顶冒险公园在保护土地资源的同时让游人更接近大自然。大峡谷西侧，悬吊于古老的道格拉斯冷杉树之间，距离地面98英尺高度的7条人行天桥成为了吸引游人的新景点。公园的特色还体现在其热带雨林型生态游、自然步道、北美最大的原住民图腾收藏、古典的装饰及突出的文化历史和优越的周边森林资源等方面。据估计，每年有超过80万的游客前来体验冒险，使之成为加拿大最炙手可热的旅游景点之一。
在过去一个世纪的发展历程中，吊桥也发生了各种稀奇古怪的故事。1999年，一个女人不小心绊了一跤，18个月大的残障孩子从她手中滑落。孩子的伤势并不严重，但这个母亲从此被剥夺了监护权。另一件怪事发生在2010年，来自美国加州的班级旅游团中的一名少年翻越栏杆，从距地面约100英尺的观景平台处坠落，不幸的是，他未能生还，经加拿大皇家骑警官方调查结果显示，该名少年当时服用了迷幻剂。吊桥全年开放，当然若你不怕眩晕，那必然是一次美好的回忆。

译者：饭团小组

Since it was first constructed from hemp ropes and cedar planks in 1889, the Capilano Suspension Bridge has been giving pedestrians crossing the Capilano River in Vancouver, Canada a reason to hold their breath and say a prayer. In over 100 years of operation, the bridge, which measures 446 ft long and sits 230 ft above the river, has not only enthralled millions of visitors as they cross the icy waters below, but has also garnered its fair share of macabre stories - read on to learn more about this legendary bridge.
The bridge was originally constructed in 1889 by George Grant Mackay, a Scottish civil engineer and park commissioner for Vancouver. Initially a wood construction, in 1903 the bridge was replaced with a wire cable bridge, then being completely rebuilt in 1956. During the mid-20th century, local natives were invited to place their totem poles in the park, and the totems remain an integral part of the park today. But it wasn’t until 1983 that the bridge was really met with some serious foot traffic. After changing ownership once again, the Capilano and the local forest were transformed into an eco-theme park called ‘Treetop Adventures‘.
Treetops Adventure was and still remains the first venue of its kind in North America, carefully preserving the land while bringing visitors closer to natutre. The new attraction consists of seven footbridges suspended between old-growth Douglas Fir trees on the west side of the canyon, forming a walkway up to 98 ft above the forest floor. The park also features rain forest ecotours, award-winning gardens, nature trails, North America’s largest private collection of First Nations totem poles, period decor and costumes, and exhibits highlighting the park’s history and surrounding forest. It is estimated that over 800,000 visitors come to experience the bridge annually, making it one to the top attractions in all of Canada.
With over a century of history under its belt, the bridge is not without strange stories. In 1999, a woman dropped her 18-month-old, disabled child off the bridge, claiming that she stumbled accidentally and the child slipped from her grasp. The child was not seriously injured, but was taken from the mother’s custody by officials. Another strange incident occurred in 2010 when a teenage tourist on a class trip from California climbed over a railing and fell nearly 100 feet from a fenced off viewing platform near the bridge. Unfortunately he did not survive, and official RCMP findings reported that the teen was on LSD at the time.
The bridge is open year round, and is sure to provide for great memories — that is if you can handle the v