UNDER-CONSTRUCTION - WORLDS HIGHEST RAILWAY BRIDGE IN INDIA TALLER THAN EIFFEL TOWER BEING BUILT IN HIMALAYAS
Indian engineers are toiling in the Himalayas to build the world's
highest railway bridge which is expected to be 35 metres taller than the
Eiffel Tower when completed by 2016.
The bridge is expected to be 359 metres (1,177 feet) high when completed -- surpassing the world's current tallest railway bridge over the Beipanjiang River in China's Guizhou province, which stands at 275 metres high.
"It is an engineering marvel. We hope to get this bridge ready by December 2016," a senior Indian Railways official told AFP.
"The design would ensure that it withstands seismic activities and high wind speeds," he said Wednesday.
Work on the bridge started in 2002 but safety and feasibility concerns,
including the area's strong winds, saw the project halted in 2008 before
being green-lighted again two years later.
The estimated cost of the project, which is being handled by Konkan Railway Corporation, a subsidiary of state-owned Indian Railways, is $92 million.
The estimated cost of the project, which is being handled by Konkan Railway Corporation, a subsidiary of state-owned Indian Railways, is $92 million.
The bridge will connect Baramulla to Jammu in the Himalayan state with a travel time of six-and-a-half hours, almost half the time it currently takes.
The main arch is being erected using two cable cranes attached on either side of the river which are secured on enormous steel pylons, according to engineers of the project.
After this construction, India will hold another world record over its
name.We are so glad... Are you excited about this adventurous railway
track...?? Let us wait for this heart-taking track to be completed soon.
Source :- http://www.indiaforbes.com/2014/07/worlds-highest-railway-bridge-in-india.html
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