Ropeway Bridge

Plate 9A Rope Bridge Incas, Andes	9B Ropeway in Andes  South AmericaChina	9C Rope Footbridge  Japan	9D Ropeway (footbridge)

(Source:http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&sugexp=les%3B&pq=passage&cp=14&gs_id=ib&
xhr=t&q=bamboo+bridges&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bpcl=35277026&biw=1350&bih=634&um=
1&ie=UTF8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=L8h7UJi4DcfirAe2roBI ; Oct. 15, 2012)

Bamboo and rope are the two most popular and effective mechanism that human beings have applied for the purpose of passage. The most challenging terrain is being confronted by the Incas to connect various mountainous regions across the mountain range of Andes. The construction of footbridge with rope (plate 9A & 9B) connecting between mountains is the most effective mode of communication. Similarly South China’s mountain terrain has utilized bamboo and ropeway (plate 9C) footbridge provided logistic land passage communication. Japan having large number of islands and mountain terrain designed footbridges (plate 9D) with rope.