TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
RAILWAYS
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Question
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Mahatma Gandhi Setu
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Pamban Bridge
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Chenab Bridge
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Chenab river bridge: Indian Railways has started laying track on the world’s highest rail arch bridge in Jammu & Kashmir. The Chenab bridge is part of railways’ Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link (USBRL) project.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Chenab Rail Bridge is a steel and concrete arch bridge between Bakkal and Kauri and just 42 km from main Reasi town in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The bridge spans the Chenab River at a height of 359 m (1, 178 ft) above the river, making it the world’s highest rail bridge.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Chenab Bridge holds the distinction of being the highest railway bridge in the world at 359 metres above the river bed level. For reference, it is 35 metres higher than the Eiffel Tower in France.
Detailed explanation-4: -Chenab Bridge-World’s Highest Bridge. It Happens Only in India.
Detailed explanation-5: -Ans. The 9.15 km-long Dhola Sadiya Bridge, often referred to as the Bhupen Hazarika Setu, is the longest railway bridge in India. The bridge, which connects Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in the northeast, is built over the Lohit River.