U Bein Bridge (Myanmar)
Built in 1850, the U Bein Bridge stretches for about three fourth of a mile over the Taungthaman Lake. It is made from teak, a tropical hardwood tree and is really dangerous since there aren’t any side rails and there isn’t anything to hold on to when you walk across. What’s more, falling is not the only thing you’ll have to worry about because in recent years, the bridge has become a crime hotspot as well. Policemen are now guarding the bridge to protect passersby and tourists.
U Bein Bridge (Myanmar)
Root Bridges (India)
These bridges can teach the world a thing or two because they were not actually built but grown from material that is found in nature. The bridges were “constructed” using the tangled roots of a tree found in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills called Ficus elastica, a rubber tree that produces secondary roots higher up its trunk. The tribes of War-Khasis and War-Jaintias, who are closely related, learned to guide the roots and vines of the trees to the right direction to use them to create the spectacular pathways and bridges through the forest and over rivers.
Root Bridges (India)
