Chenab Bridge : World’s Highest Railway Bridge
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- The Chenab Railway Bridge is the world’s highest railway bridge.
- It’s a steel and concrete arch bridge.
- It’s a part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project.
- Located between the Kauri and Bakal Rivers.
- Address: Reasi District, Jammu Division, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
- The bridge spans the Chenab River at a height of 359 m (1,178 ft) above the river.
- Deck height: above river bed: 359 m (1,178 ft); 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)
- Arch length: 480 m (1,570 ft).
- The bridge with the longest span in the 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge railway network
- Designers: Konkan Railwa, Afcons Infrastructure, and DRDO.
- Constructed by: Afcons Infrastructure
- Number of Spans: 17
- Inagurated: 13 August 2022
