The world’s highest railway bridge is gradually taking shape. It could be ready earlier than your expections. The bridge, enough to be considered an engineering marvel in the world, is 35 metre taller than the Eiffel Tower. Trains would be able to run with speeds as high as 100 kmph.
Here are some more facts about the bridge worth knowing:
Spanning between Koudi and Bakkal villages of district Reasi, the bridge is 1.3 km long. This project has been declared a national project in 2002. It is directed by the Northern Railway.
The bridge will be 419 metre tall from the base.
he bridge will be completed at an estimated budget of Rs 1200 crore.
This massive structure will be built using 24000 tonne of steel.
The 13 metre wide bridge is raised on 18 pillars.
Sufficient to bear weight of 500 tonne and violent winds of speed up to 260 kmph, this bridge would be a true engineering feat of its makers.
It is being assured that the bridge will last for as long as 500 years.
Although the bridge has been constructed in seismic zone-4, yet is being built with standards of SZ-5, a notch higher in earthquake resistance. The bridge is guaranteed to stay strong even if 7 of its pillars are damaged.
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The construction has been given to Afcons Infrastructure Limited, a part of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, the third-largest construction group in India.
Once completed, the bridge will be a critical link connecting Kashmir to the rest of India. Its construction is expected complete by July 2019.
