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CHENAB BRIDGE

WORLD'S HIGHEST

RAILWAY BRIDGE

OVER CHENAB

Length Cost Rs. Indian Railways completed the arch construction of the
1315 27949 world's highest railway bridge over the Chenab river

meter crore in Jammu and Kashmir on April 5, 2021. An excellent
example of engineering prowess, this bridge makes every
countryman feel proud. With the construction of this bridge,
distance of hours can now be covered in minutes.
359 metre high Chenab Arch is the This construction work

highest railway bridge in the world. not only showcases
It is 35 metres higher than the Eiffel India's growing strength
Tower in Paris. in the field of cutting-
edge engineering and
The bridge is made of For the first time technology, but also
28,660 metric tonnes in the world, exemplifies the country's
of steel, has a width with the help changed work culture of
of 13 meters, and has of DRDO, this Sankalp se Siddhi.
a'serviceable period of bridge has been -Narendra Modi,
around made blast-proof. Prime Minister
120 years’.

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