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Detailed explanation-1: -The Anji Khad Bridge is being laid 7 kilometres away from the Chenab Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir. The Anji river bridge, once it is completed, will be taller than the Eiffel Tower. It spans a length of 473.25 meters and will be supported by 96 cables, making it the longest cable-stayed bridge in the country.

Detailed explanation-2: -Credited to the design of a craftsman named Li Chun, the bridge was constructed in the years 595–605 during the Sui dynasty (581–618). Located in the southern part of Hebei Province, it is the oldest standing bridge in China. It is considered one of the Four Treasures of Hebei.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anji Bridge, the first cable-stayed railway bridge in the country, is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Anji Khad Bridge, connecting Katra and Reasi, has been dubbed as an engineering marvel. The link, India’s first-ever cable-stayed rail bridge, will be a breakthrough in connecting Kashmir with the rest of India by train within the next two years.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mumbai’s Bandra-Worli sea link is the India’s longest cable stayed bridge.