Indian Railways Creates History With The Highest Arch Rail Bridge In Chenab River

The Iconic Rail link is the Chenab Bridge, which is part of the (USBRL) means Udhampur, Srinagar, and Baramulla, the completion of the steel Arch was one of the most difficult parts of the bridge.

This Arch Bridge is mainly constructed to connect the Kashmir Valley to the rest of India. It was a historic day for the Indian Railways, as they finished the long and winding 111-kilometer bridge stretch from Katra to Banihal.

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On 6 April 2021, they completed the Arch of the Worlds highest Railway Bridge by the Northern Railway Zone, called the Chenab Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir.

The completion of the steel arch was a very difficult part of the bridge over the Chenab River, as the last piece of the bridge which is a metal piece of 5.6 meters was fitted at the highest point of the bridge, which was joined to both the arms of the arch that stretches towards both the side of the river banks, the completed arch shape will soon have loomed to the dangerous Chenab River that will be flowing below about 359 meters.

Here are some of the Salient Features of the Arch Chenab Bridge:

1. The iconic bridge is the world's Highest Bridge being 359 meters above sea level and, it's the longest bridge of 1315 meters long.

2. It is said that the arch of the bridge will be 35 meters higher than the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

3. The fabrication of over 28.660 million tonnes of steel, has been used in the construction of the bridge. 10 lakh earthwork, 66,000  concrete as wells as 26 Kilometres motorable roads.

4. The Arch comprises of steel boxes, in order to improve the stability as well as concrete will be filled in the boxes of the arch.

5. The arch weighs 10,619 million tonnes.

6. For the first time, the arch is erected from overhead by the cables from the cranes done on the Indian Railway Network.

7. For structural detailing, the most sophisticated “Tesla” software was used.

8. Structural steel is suitable for temperatures from -10 degrees C to 40 degrees C.