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Taller than Paris’ Eiffel Tower, the highest single-arch railway bridge in the world, located between Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, will soon be operational. Built at a height of 359 m (1,178 ft) over the river, the Chenab bridge has reportedly cleared all the necessary tests so far — including high-velocity winds test, extreme temperatures test, earthquake-prone test, and hydrological impacts due to rise in water level. Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the bridge on Sunday.
The bridge is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project (USBRL) that aims to boost connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir by providing connectivity in complex topography and weather conditions.
Check out some breathtaking photos of the Chenab railway bridge:
For the people of Jammu and Kashmir, the bridge comes after a long wait of two decades as the project has missed several deadlines after getting its first approval in 2003.
It is, however, on the verge of completion at present as the incumbent regime laid a special focus on the project worth ₹ 1400 crore.
According to ANI, once completed, the Chenab railway bridge will be able to “withstand winds with speeds up to 260 kmph and will have a lifespan of 120 years,” the officials said.
Besides the highest railway bridge, the USBRL project has many firsts like the longest railway tunnel having an overall length of 12.75 km, the first cable-stayed bridge which when completed will be an engineering marvel of the 21st century”.
“The construction of the highest railway bridge was the biggest civil-engineering challenge faced by any railway project in India in recent history,” ANI added.
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