root bridge is expected to survive several hundred years and can support the weight of 50 people at once. Tourists walk across the 516 Arouca suspension bridge in Arouca, Portugal, on June 8 ...

Discover some of the world's most unique pedestrian bridges that offer exciting walks and extraordinary views, from India's living root bridges to Vietnam's Golden Bridge held aloft by stone hands.

Rachael is a writer and digital content producer at IFLScience with a Zoology degree from the University of Southampton, UK, and a nose for novelty animal stories.

Long before the availability of modern construction materials, the Khasi devised an ingenious way to traverse the turbulent waterways and link isolated villages: living root bridges, locally known ...