This is done because during the wet season the river currents become too strong for the bridge to survive.
Boats then ferry people across the river instead.
More poles at different angles brace the foundation.
Therevenue collectedgoes towards the bridges construction and maintenance which requires about $50,000 to $60,000 a year.
Kampong Chams bamboo bridge has been built and rebuilt for decades.
But this year might be the bridges last.
About two kilometers south of the bamboo bridge a new concrete bridge opened inMarch this year.
Plus, they do not have to pay for it either.
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Longest bamboo bridge in the world.
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View under the bamboo bridge in Kampong Cham.
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