India building world’s highest railway bridge in the Himalayas

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/11/india-building-worlds-highest-railway-bridge-in-the-himalayas/



India building world’s highest railway bridge in the Himalayas
By Agence France-Presse
Friday, July 11, 2014 5:17 EDT

Indian engineers are toiling in the Himalayas to build the world’s highest railway bridge which is expected to be 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower when completed by 2016.

The arch-shaped steel structure is being constructed over the Chenab River to link sections of the spectacular mountainous region of India’s northern Jammu and Kashmir state.

The bridge is expected to be 359 metres (1,177 feet) high when completed — surpassing the world’s current tallest railway bridge over the Beipanjiang River in China’s Guizhou province, which stands at 275 metres high.

“It is an engineering marvel. We hope to get this bridge ready by December 2016,” a senior Indian Railways official told AFP.

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1. Just don't look down

dern I was scared on the railway out of New York