Chenab Bridge
Recently, Indian Railways completed the arch closure of the iconic Chenab Bridge in Jammu & Kashmir.
▪️About Chenab Bridge:
✅It is the world's highest railway bridge and is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project (USBRL).
🔸The Project was declared as a Project of National Importance in March 2002.
✅This bridge is 1,315-metre long and is the highest railway bridge in the world being 359 metres above the river bed level.
✅The completion of the steel arch is a major leap towards the completion of the 111 km long winding stretch from Katra to Banihal.
🔸It is arguably the biggest civil-engineering challenge faced by any railway project in India in recent history.
▪️Unique Features of this Bridge:
✅Bridge designed to withstand high wind speed up to 266 Km/Hour.
✅Bridge designed for blast load in consultation with DRDO for the first time in India.
✅Bridge designed to bear earthquake forces of highest intensity zone-V in India.
✅First time on Indian Railways, Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing machine used for testing of welds.
✅First time on Indian Railways, National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited lab established at site for weld testing.
✅Extensive health monitoring and warning systems planned through state of art instrumentation.
