Jembatan akar

Local name
LocationWest Sumatra, Indonesia

Jembatan akar is the bridge that forms the fabric of the two roots of the trees that grow across and extends over a stream in the subdistrict Bayang Utara, Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located about 88 km south of the city of Padang. In the language of Minang, the bridge is the community outreach called titian aka.

This bridge has a length of 25 metres and a width of 1.5 metres with a height from the surface of the river of about 3 metres. It began to be formed in 1890 and could be used in 1916. In other words, the process of knitting a root bridge takes approximately 26 years. Currently, conditions are becoming increasingly stronger with the size of the roots of the banyan tree that formed it. On any day of the week and national holidays, the tourist attraction root bridge is much visited by local tourists and foreign tourists.

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Jembatan Akar Sumbar @ Official Website of West Sumatra Indonesia's Province

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jembatan_akar

Address 25652, Indonesia

Coordinates -1°10'55.041" N 100°36'1.929" E

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