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Military trucks crossing the Rang rang bridge in Sikkim. See the bridge sway sideways and vertically when the 3 and 5 tonne trucks cross over! The bridge is high in terms of the height from the river - not the altitude! This is said to be one of the highest bridges in the world, and definitely in the Himalaya! Looking down to the river almost a half kilometer below, one gets disoriented and dizzy, if one can even see the river for it is often shrouded in mist and cloud-cover! The other tall bridge in the Himalaya is over the Jadh Ganga river near Gangotri. Orchids on a road-side tree and views of one of the highest bridges in the world - the Rang Rang khola bridge en route Mangan in central north Sikkim, India. This is the second highest suspension bridge in Asia - a true engineering marve
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