Indian state Jammu and Kashmir to soon have worlds highest railway bridge

[poornima lagadapati]

The Chenab Bridge is an Indian railway steel and concrete arch bridge under construction between Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir in India.[2][3] When completed, the bridge will span the Chenab River at a height of 359 m (1,178 ft) above the river, making it the world's highest rail bridge.[4] In November 2017 the base supports were declared completed allowing for the start of the construction of the main arch
Key technical data of the bridge include:[6]

• Deck height (height above river bed): 359 m (1,178 ft), (height above river surface): 322 m (1,056 ft)
• Bridge length: 1,315 m (4,314 ft), including the 650 m (2,130 ft) long viaduct on the northern side
• Arch span: 467 m (1,532 ft)[7]
• Arch length: 480 m (1,570 ft)[8]

This makes the Chenab Bridge:

• The world's highest railway bridge
• The bridge with the widest span in the Indian broad gauge railway network

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

The Chenab Bridge is an Indian railway steel and concrete arch bridge under construction between Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir in India. When completed, the bridge will span the Chenab River at a height of 359 m (1,178 ft) above the river, making it the world's highest rail bridge.

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]