The PM of India inaugurated the Bogibeel Bridge on the birth anniversary of the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee i.e. December 25 which is observed as “Good Governance Day”.
This 4.9 km bridge, built by Indian Railways, has become the India’s longest and Asia’s 2nd longest railroad bridge in Assam.
Till now Vembanad rail bridge in Kerala was dubbed as the longest railway-bridge in India at 4.62km of length.
It is the nation’s only fully welded bridge and for the first time European codes and welding standards were adhered to and it has a life of about 120 years.
It is a double-decker bridge having two railway lines on the lower deck and a three-lane road on the upper.
It connects the southern bank of the Brahmaputra River in Assam’s Dibrugarh district with Silapathar in Dhemaji district, bordering Arunachal Pradesh.
The three road lanes of the bridge can act as three landing strips for the Air Force.