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The small Indian town of Gitwinksihlkw (formerly Canyon City) was, until 1995, accessible only over this pedestrian suspension bridge. Vehicles were parked on the south bank, then everything had to be carried across, or taken over by boat. Now a modern highway bridge crosses the river half a mile upstream.

Crossing the bridge is a somewhat daunting experience, as it vibrates and swings. The deep slate-gray Nass River flows underneath at a dizzying pace. A hand-lettered sign warns "No Horseplay". Vibration of the cables made it impossible to perfectly assemble the images for this panorama.

Once Gitwinksihlkw was joined to the road system, it experienced sudden change. Half the buildings are brand new prefab units, there is a new school and community center building, and cars and trucks are parked at almost every house. But people still dry salmon on wooden frames behind their houses, and totem pole carving seems to be undergoing a renaissance, with four magnificent poles flanking the new bridge, and two more in front of the school. The prominent building to the left of the bridge is the Salvation Army chapel.

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