The Root Bridges of Cherrapunji

Cherrapunji was the erstwhile "Wettest place on earth" (the current one being Mawsynram). Both places are located in the same state of Meghalaya in the North Eastern Region of India. I visited Meghalaya in 1993 and dropped in at Cherrapunji.

Explored a lot of beautiful and exotic places there, including standing atop the mountains where, besides seeing multiple waterfalls nearby, you can also see the rivers that connect Bangladesh (I think). Unfortunately, did not get to see these Root Bridges.

English is the official language of the place.

I'm kind of surprised this hasn't been independently invented elsewhere.

Willow for example seems perfect for this application, it roots very easily, is weavable, and doesn't mind damp conditions

I can't be the only one here who, based on the title, was expecting it to involve the ethernet spanning tree protocol..