Peace River Suspension Bridge
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The Peace River Suspension Bridge was a bridge near
Taylor, British Columbia The District of Taylor is a district municipality in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, located at mile 36 of the Alaska Highway. Taylor, a member municipality of the Peace River Regional District, covers an area of about 17 km² with 1,317 ...
,
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
, crossing the
Peace River The Peace River (french: links=no, rivière de la Paix) is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River joins the Athabasca River in th ...
. It opened in 1943 and collapsed on October 16, 1957, with no injuries or fatalities recorded.Taylor's History
''District of Taylor''. URL accessed on March 6, 2008.
When it opened, it was the longest bridge on the
Alaska highway