10 Stunning Bridges of North East India You Must Cross

Norht East India has few of the most unique bridges in India, made of ropes,bamboos and living roots such as Hanging Bridge in Arunachal Pradesh,Bamboo Bridge in Mizoram and Living Root Bridge of Meghalaya. Apart from the list North East India is also Constructing world’s tallest railway bridge in Manipur,Tripura state’s longest bridge over Feni River,very long Dhola–Sadiya Bridge, India’s longest rail-cum-road Bogibeel Bridge in Assam and India’s longest bridge coming up in Northeast India.

Kolia Bhomora Setu, Assam

Kolia Bhomora Setu is concrete road bridge over the Brahmaputra river, located near Tezpur in Assam. Mighty Brahmaputra river is one of the longest river in India and Kolia Bhomora is a 3 km long bridge above water connects Sonitpur with Nagaon district.

Living Root Bridge, Meghalaya

Living root bridges of Meghalaya are a must-visit destination in North East India. Double living root bridge in East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya is one of the most famous bridge in India.

Singshore Bridge, Sikkim

Singshore suspension bridge is the highest bridge in Sikkim and the second highest gorge bridge in Asia. Singshore Bridge is one of the major tourist attraction in the state and also best place to set up bungee jumping in Sikkim.

Coronation Bridge, Darjeeling

The Coronation Bridge is one of the most amazing architechture of British style in the Darjeeling District of West Bengal. Coronation Bridge also known as the Sevoke Bridge across the Teesta River, connects Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri.

Jadukata Bridge, Meghalaya

The Jadukata Bridge over Kynshi river is the longest span cantilever bridge in India. Jadukata Bridge is located at Ranikor in West Khasi Hills District in Meghalaya.

Bamboo Bridge, Arunachal Pradesh

Hanging Bamboo bridge is situated above the Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh. It is a typical traditional rope bridge over the Siang Valley which is made of ropes and bamboos.

Akkar Bridge, Sikkim

Akkar Bridge over Rangit river is India’s first Cable-stayed concrete bridge, located at Jorethang in South Sikkim. This Cable-stayed bridge is one of the top 6 longest cable-stayed bridges in India.

Namdang Stone Bridge, Assam

Namdang Stone Bridge is a historic bridge located near by Sibsagar town in Assam across Namdang river. The bridge is 60 m long and unique characteristic of the bridge is that it was cut out from a single solid piece of rock.

Chubi Bailey Bridge, Nagaland

Chubi Bridge is a Bailey Bridge over the Doyang river in Wokha, Nagaland. The bridge is longest bailey bridge in India and second longest Bailey Bridge in Asia.

Hanging bridge, Arunachal Pradesh

Hanging bridge near Walong in Arunachal Pradesh, over the mighty Lohit river is one of the prime attraction of the state. The state has number of bridge, Some of the hanging bridges made of bamboo and wooden.