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Written documentation of living root bridges was sparse until the 2010s, but in 2017, researchers geo-located a total of 75 living root bridges. [9] Living root bridges have also been created in the Indian state of Nagaland, [10] in Indonesia at Jembatan akar on the island of Sumatra, and in the Banten province of Java, by the Baduy people. [11]
Rangthylliang 1 root bridge It is considered to be the longest living root bridge, at over 50 metres (160 ft) in length. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The bridge, named after the village of Rangthylliang, where various other root bridges can also be found, [ 1 ] is situated 30 metres (98 ft) above the ground. [ 3 ]
A replica of the bridge has been made in Nongriat in Cherrapunji to present the Khansi and Jaiñtia peoples' craft of building bridges from the secondary roots of trees. [3] These living bridges are grown from a special type of rubber tree. As the roots grow, so the strength of the bridge increases. [4] The root bridges are honoured as the ...
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The tree bridges take about 10 to 15 years to fully grow, and because these are made out of living trees, they are constantly growing and becoming stronger. Some of them even reach over 100 feet long.
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