A papermaking belt having an embryonic-web-contacting surface for carrying an embryonic web of paper fibers and a non-embryonic-web-contacting surface opposite said embryonic-web-contacting surface, said papermaking belt comprising: a reinforcing structure having a patterned framework disposed thereon, said patterned framework comprising a continuous network region and a plurality of discrete deflection conduits, said deflection conduits being isolated from one another by said continuous network region; and, said continuous network region comprising a pattern formed therein, said pattern comprising a plurality of tessellating unit cells; each cell of said plurality of unit cells comprising a center and at least two continuous land areas extending in at least two directions from said center, each deflection conduit being surrounded by a portion of at least one of said continuous land areas; at least one of said continuous land areas at least bifurcates to form a continuous land area portion having a first width (W 1) before said bifurcation and at least two continuous land area portions, a first of said at least two continuous land area portions having a second width (W 2) after said bifurcation, a second of said at least two continuous land area portions having a third width after said bifurcation (W 3), each of said at least two continuous land area portions being in continuous communication with said continuous land area portion having said first width; and, each of said at least two continuous land area portions are disposed at an angle (θ) relative to each other ranging from about 1 degree to about 180 degrees, characterized in that the lengths of the continuous land area portions before the bifurcation (L 1) and after the bifurcation (L 2, L 3) range from about 0.127 mm (0.005 inches) to about 19.05 mm (0.750 inches), the widths thereof range from about 0.127 mm (0.005 inches) to about 5.08 mm (0.200 inches) and are such that: W 1 < W 2 + W 3, where W 2 and W 3 ≠ 0. where W 2 and W 3 ≠ 0. a reinforcing structure having a patterned framework disposed thereon, said patterned framework comprising a continuous network region and a plurality of discrete deflection conduits, said deflection conduits being isolated from one another by said continuous network region; and, said continuous network region comprising a pattern formed therein, said pattern comprising a plurality of tessellating unit cells; each cell of said plurality of unit cells comprising a center and at least two continuous land areas extending in at least two directions from said center, each deflection conduit being surrounded by a portion of at least one of said continuous land areas; at least one of said continuous land areas at least bifurcates to form a continuous land area portion having a first width (W 1) before said bifurcation and at least two continuous land area portions, a first of said at least two continuous land area portions having a second width (W 2) after said bifurcation, a second of said at least two continuous land area portions having a third width after said bifurcation (W 3), each of said at least two continuous land area portions being in continuous communication with said continuous land area portion having said first width; and, each of said at least two continuous land area portions are disposed at an angle (θ) relative to each other ranging from about 1 degree to about 180 degrees, characterized in that the lengths of the continuous land area portions before the bifurcation (L 1) and after the bifurcation (L 2, L 3) range from about 0.127 mm (0.005 inches) to about 19.05 mm (0.750 inches), the widths thereof range from about 0.127 mm (0.005 inches) to about 5.08 mm (0.200 inches) and are such that: W 1 < W 2 + W 3, where W 2 and W 3 ≠ 0. where W 2 and W 3 ≠ 0.