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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.</div>
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The arch-shaped steel structure is being constructed over the Chenab 
River to link sections of the spectacular mountainous region of India's 
northern Jammu and Kashmir state.<div>
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<br />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.<br /><br />"It is an engineering marvel. We hope to get this bridge ready by December 2016," a senior Indian Railways official told AFP.<br /><br />"The design would ensure that it withstands seismic activities and high wind speeds," he said Wednesday.</div>
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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.<br /><br />The estimated cost of
 the project, which is being handled by Konkan Railway Corporation, a 
subsidiary of state-owned Indian Railways, is $92 million.</div>
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<br />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.<br /><br />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.<div>
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The 1,315-metre long bridge will use up to 25,000 tonnes of steel with 
some material being transported by helicopters due to the tough terrain,
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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.</div>
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Source :- http://www.indiaforbes.com/2014/07/worlds-highest-railway-bridge-in-india.html </div>
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WORLDS HIGHEST RAILWAY BRIDGE IN INDIA TALLER THAN EIFFEL TOWER

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