New Delhi, Dec 21 : Work on India’s first cable-styled bridge, also called the Anji bridge, is in full swing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Raesi district. When it is completed, the bridge is being touted as one of the engineering marvels of the Indian Railways.
According to Northern Railway officials, the work on the Anji Bridge, which is coming up on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) section of Northern Railway in Jammu and Kashmir is in full swing.
The bridge is being built on the Katra-Banihal railway line at village Kauri in the Reasi district.
Officials said that the bridge will be 359 meters above the Chenab river bed — 30 meters higher than the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
An official said, the bridge has been designed to withstand wind speeds of up to 260 kmph and its lifespan will be 120 years.
According to railway ministry officials, it is the seventh-largest arch-shaped bridge in the world as there is no support except on both sides of the river banks.
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