World's highest railway bridge nears completion, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal gives update Work on the steel arch began in November 2017 and is part of a pioneering project which aims to connect this area with the rest of the country. (Image source: Twitter/Piyush Goyal) Share Updated: Feb 25, 2021, 07:54 PM IST Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday (February 25) gave an update on the iconic Chenab bridge that is being built in Jammu and Kashmir. While sharing the photo of the 476 metre-long steel arch of the railway bridge on Twitter, Piyush Goyal wrote, "Infrastructural Marvel in Making: Indian Railways is well on track to achieve another engineering milestone with the steel arch of Chenab bridge reaching at closure position. It is all set to be the world's highest Railway bridge."