In my perambulations around the world searching for Millennium Bridges, I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that the United Kingdom and Ireland are the only countries which have really seized the opportunity afforded by the Millennium for creating outstanding examples of the engineer's art. The two examples of Millennium Bridges which I unearthed in British Columbia proved to be small and totally functional bridges of no great beauty or merit, one in the Delta Municipal District of Greater Vancouver, and the Barclay Crescent bridge between Qualicum Beach and Parksville on Vancouver Island. However, my visit to British Columbia was certainly not devoid of other interesting bridges. The famous Capilano Suspension Bridge in West Vancouver is certainly one; whilst in the Okanagan district, there are a number of interesting trestle bridges on the Kettle Valley Railway Trail which at 600 kilometres, must surely be one of the longest, if not the very longest railway path in the world. Whilst over the provincial border, there is an interesting bridge over the Bow River in the Prince's Island Park in Calgary.
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