Worlds Highest Bridge News Today

The worlds highest steel arch rail bridge, located in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, is being developed as a tourist spot. The 1.3-km bridge, which is higher than the Eiffel Tower, is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link project. The Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir visited the bridge site and emphasized the need to turn it into a tourist attraction.

The Katra-Banihal stretch is part of the prestigious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) Project which has missed several deadlines in the past amid huge cost escalations since 1997.

By next year people can travel by rail to Kashmir. The long cherished dream of travelling to Srinagar by rail can now be fulfilled soon.

Chenab bridge, the worlds highest railway bridge is a part of the ambitious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link (USBRL) project and is about to be completed, reports IANS.