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Living Root Bridges
Type of pedestrian bridge made with live trees
About Living Root Bridges
Living root bridges are a kind of tree shaping in which rivers are spanned by bridges formed out of the roots of ficus plants. Due to their being made from living, growing trees, they "show a very wide variety of structural typologies, with various aspects of particular bridges resembling characteristics of suspension bridges, cable-stayed bridges, arches, trusses, and simply-supported beams." They are common in the Indian state of Meghalaya. The structures are handmade from the aerial roots of rubber fig trees (Ficus elastica) by the Khasi and Jaiñtia peoples of the mountainous terrain along the southern part of the Shillong Plateau. Most of the bridges grow on steep slopes of subtropical moist broadleaf forest between 50 and 1,150 m (160 and 3,770 ft) above sea level.
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Best time to visit
Best time to go: November – February
Midday highs, based on last year's weather. Green months have comfortable temperatures and few rainy days.
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Questions about Living Root Bridges
Where is Living Root Bridges?
Living Root Bridges is in India. The nearest city is Shillong, about 42 km away.
When is the best time to visit Living Root Bridges?
The most comfortable months to visit Living Root Bridges are November – February: pleasant temperatures and few rainy days, based on last year's weather.
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