Archive · 8 Jun 2025
Chenab Bridge: Air Travelers Capture Engineering Marvel
Imagine a really tall bridge over a river in Kashmir, like the Eiffel Tower.
It's so high that it's the tallest railway bridge in the world!
When planes fly by, pilots tell everyone to look.
People get excited, take pictures, and share them online.
It’s part of a bigger project to connect different places by train.
Building it was super hard, but now it's a sight to see and a symbol of engineering.
Pilots are making special announcements for passengers to view the Chenab Bridge.
Passengers are taking photos and videos of the bridge during flights.
Locals are also photographing and recording videos of the bridge.
The Chenab Bridge is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project.
The bridge is the world's highest railway-arch bridge, soaring 359 meters above the riverbed.
- Who
- Air travelers, railway officials, and the Indian Railways.
- What
- The Chenab Bridge, the world's highest railway-arch bridge, has become a popular attraction.
- When
- Since its inauguration on June 6th.
- Where
- Jammu and Kashmir, spanning the Chenab River.
- Why
- The bridge is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project, and it is an engineering marvel.
- Bridge Height
- 359 metres
- Total Length
- 1,315 metres
- Steel Arch Length
- 467 metres
- Wind Speed Resistance
- 266 km/hour
- Steel Used
- 28,000 metric tonnes
