Smithsonian Magazine

In One of the Wettest Places on the Planet, Indigenous People Build Bridges and Ladders Out of Living Tree Roots

For hundreds of years, Khasi and Jaintia people in Meghalaya, India, have woven the roots of Indian rubber trees into ...
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Taraxa Unveils Fully Permissionless Ficus Root Bridge

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Discover Wildlife

It may look like a bridge, but this crossing isn’t made of brick or concrete – but it lasts for hundreds of years

It might look like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, but these images actually show an ancient practice that was ...
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Exploring Meghalaya’s Living Root Bridges: A must-visit natural wonder

Living root bridges are a remarkable example of bioengineering that may be seen deep within the lush woods of Meghalaya, one of the most rain-soaked regions in India. The Khasi and Jaintia tribes ...
The Daily Gazette

DOT: $2.8M bridge rehab project starts on Route 162 in Root

TOWN OF ROOT — A $2.8 million bridge rehabilitation project on Route 162 in Root is underway, according to the state Department of Transportation. “This bridge deck replacement project will help ...
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Meghalaya's living root bridges nominated for UNESCO World Heritage status

India has nominated the iconic Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya—known as Jingkieng Jri/Lyu Charai Cultural Landscape—for ...