Anji Khad Bridge: 7 Things to Know about this Engineering Marvel

Extent Covered

This engineering marvel connects Katra and Reasi along the Jammu-Baramulla line, supporting trains traveling at 100 kmph. Source: twitter

June 6, 2025

The Bridge is all set to be inaugurated under the national project of the Udhampur-Srinagar- Baramulla Rail Link by PM Modi. Source: twitter

Engineering Feat

First proposed to be an arch bridge, it stands as an asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge balanced on the axis of a central pylon. Source: twitter

Longest cable-stayed bridge

Supported by 96 cables with varying lengths of 82 to 295 metres, it features a railway line track. It becomes the Longest cable-stayed bridge in the country. Source: twitter

Withstanding extreme weather

Battling upto -1 degree temperatures at Anji, the artitechs and construction teams worked out this bridge to withstand winds upto 213 kmph. Source: twitter

Wide Functionality

The bridges divide into: a 473.25-meter cable-stayed span, a 120-meter ancillary viaduct, the rail track and roads plus footpaths. Source: twitter

Architectural Amaze

It uses the DOKA Jump Form Shuttering, Pump Concreting and a Tower Crane Technique which improves its efficiency and reduces its construction time by 30%. Source: twitter

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