World's Highest Railway Bridge in J&K   

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• ‘Golden Joint' of the Chenab railway bridge was inaugurated recently, which is the World's highest railway bridge.

• Once finished, the bridge will be 35m higher than the Eiffel Tower.

• To commemorate 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav', the world's highest bridge in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir was decked up with the Tricolor by the workers on this occasion.

• The ‘Super Arch Bridge’ on Chenab has been designed to withstand winds of up to 100kmph and has a 120-year lifespan. 

• The project is part of the ambitious 272-km long railway line from Udhampur to Baramulla joining Jammu with the Kashmir valley as an all-weather high-speed alternative, named the 'Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project'.

• The height of the bridge (from the river bed to the formation) is 359m while the main arch span is 467m with a total steel fabrication of approximately 28,660MT.

•  To ensure quality and safety, a National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) laboratory was set up.

• NABL monitored quality at all stages, weld sample tests, etc, saving huge time, and NR permitted the use of a Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing Machine to inspect welds for the first time in the country.