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living root bridge
Mawlynnong, India
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Centuries old bridge, grown from tangled roots

image: Kundan Singh Pangtey | CC-BY-ND_black.png some rights reserved
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Category:
infrastructure
Phase:
in use
Updated:
10 July 2012
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living root bridge

image: Pratham Books | CC-BY-NC-SA_black.png some rights reserved
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