Brilliant Suspension Bridge facts for kids
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Brilliant Suspension Bridge
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| Coordinates | 49°19′3.05″N 117°37′46.89″W / 49.3175139°N 117.6296917°W |
| Carries | footbridge |
| Crosses | Kootenay River |
| Locale | Brilliant, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Opened | 1913; 1995 |
| Closed | 1966 |
The Brilliant Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Kootenay River near Castlegar, British Columbia. 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. It reopened as a footbridge in 2010.
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