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India completes arch of world’s highest railway bridge in J&K

The construction of the arch of the world’s highest railway bridge that soars 359 metres above the bed of the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir was completed. The 1.3-kilometre-long bridge aims to boost connectivity to the Kashmir Valley and it is being constructed at a cost of ₹ 1,486 crores as part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link (USBRL) project.

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Features of the Arch of the iconic Chenab Bridge:

The construction of the Chenab bridge was declared as a national project in 2002.
Indian Railways is constructing the iconic Arch Bridge on River Chenab as a part of the USBRL project to connect the Kashmir valley to the rest of the nation.
This bridge is 1315m long.
This is the highest Railway Bridge in the world being 359m above the river bed level.
It will be 35 meters higher than the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris (France).
The overall weight of Arch is 10,619 MT.
The most sophisticated ‘Tekla’ software used for structural detailing.
Structural steel was suitable for -10°C to 40°C temperature.
Bridge designed to bear earthquake forces of highest intensity zone-V in India.
Bridge designed to withstand high wind speed up to 266 Km/Hour.