Brilliant Suspension Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Brilliant Suspension Bridge
Carries:footbridge
Crosses:Kootenay River
Locale:Brilliant, British Columbia, Canada
Open:1913; 1995
Closed:1966
Coordinates:49.3175°N -117.6297°W

The Brilliant Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Kootenay River near Castlegar, British Columbia.[1] It was built in 1913 by Doukhobors settled in the area to replace a ferry across the river. In 1966, the new Highway 3A bridge replaced this one, and it was abandoned. Restoration began in the early 1990s, and the bridge was declared a national historic site in 1995.[2] It reopened as a footbridge in 2010.

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  1. Book: Kluckner, Michael. Vanishing British Columbia. 88. UBC Press. 2011. 978-0-774-84253-2.
  2. Book: Vancouver and British Columbia. Fred. Gebhart. Maxine. Cass. 241. Thomas Cook Publishing. 2002. 978-1-841-57230-7.