Engineering Marvels: The Tallest Railway Bridges From Across The World

Indian Railways will soon have the world¡¯s highest railway bridge. The 1.315-km long, Chenab bridge is being built above the Chenab river at a height of 359 metres in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Najiehe Railway Bridge in Liuchangxiang, Guizhou, China, is the world's highest railway bridge, with a deck approximately 310 metres (1,017 ft) above the original level of the great Wujiang River and 259 m above the full level of a reservoir formed from a downstream dam.

Qinglong Railway Bridge is the world's longest-span concrete arch bridge located in Qinglong County, Guizhou. The bridge is almost 300 metres above the river making it the highest high-speed railway bridge.

With a span of 445 meters, Beipan River Bridge on the Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway is the longest concrete arch bridge in the world and literally bridges the gorge between the two provinces.

The 852-meter-long Nanpan River Railway Bridge designed to carry trains that reach speeds of 250 kilometres an hour high-speed railway line between Kunming and Nanning in China.

The Nanjiang Railway Bridge is the highest railway beam bridge on earth surpassing the Qingshui Railway bridge which is also located in Guizhou Province. The twin line span will also rank among the world's 10 highest railway bridges of any kind of which 9 are in China.