In almost entire world, bridges are constructed using concrete and
steel as the primary building materials. According to the epic Ramayana,
even in ancient times Lord Rama had crossed over to Lanka to save Sita,
on a bridge built with mud and stone. (Click here to see the video)
But in Meghalaya, one of the seven sisters of the North Eastern states of India, bridges are not built, they're grown.
Here in the thick forests of Khasi Hills district, ancient vines
and roots of trees stretch horizontally across rivers and streams which
are strong enough to be used as a bridge. Theoretically it sounds very
simple but practically it is very difficult as it takes a long time to
grow a root bridge.
Some of these root bridges are not twenty or thirty but over a hundred feet long and can support the weight of 40-50 people.
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