Chenab Bridge
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| Coordinates | 33°9′3″N 74°52′59″E / 33.15083°N 74.88306°E |
| Carries | Indian Railways |
| Crosses | Chenab River between Bakkal and Kauri. |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch Bridge |
| Material | Steel and Concrete |
| Total length | 1,315 m (4,314 ft) |
| Height | (river bed to formation) 359 m (1,178 ft) |
| Longest span | 467 m (1,532 ft) |
| No. of spans | 17 |
The Chenab Bridge is a railway steel and concrete arch bridge under construction between Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir in India. When finished, 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. The bridge is scheduled to open in 2019.
Key technical data of the bridge include:
This makes the Chenab Bridge:
Konkan Railways has undertaken the mega-project of constructing a new railway line across the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir between the towns of Udhampur near Jammu and Baramulla on the northwestern edge of the Kashmir Valley. This project has been declared a national project in 2002. It is directed by the Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd..
The extraordinary challenge lies in a large number of tunnels (totalling 63 km in length) and bridges (7.5 km) to be implemented in highly rugged and mountainous terrain, with the difficult Himalayan geology. The most difficult part is believed to be the crossing of the deep gorge of the Chenab River, near Salal Hydro Power Dam, by the Chenab Bridge.
Another, smaller, arch bridge proposed in the new railway line was 657 m (2,156 ft) long, 189 m (620 ft) high Anji Khad Bridge between Katra and Reasi over the Raavi river. This proposal has been abandoned by the railways due to the specific geology of the location and a cable-stayed bridge is proposed.
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