Image: Abhijeet Khedgikar/ShutterstockDiscover more about living bridges – bridges built from the aerial roots of rubber fig trees in the hills of northeast IndiaMost bridges are built to withstand nature. Known as living root bridges, they’re among the world’s most unusual forms of infrastructure. Unlike conventional bridges, living root bridges become stronger as they age. Image: Talukdar David/ShutterstockToday, around 75 living root bridges have been documented in Meghalaya. Living root bridges follow a different path.