World Highest Railway Bridge: NONEY

Indian Railways has completed work on 75% of Noney Bridge, the world’s tallest railway pier bridge in Manipur, part of the 111-km Jiribam-Imphal project. The bridge is part of the Railways’ efforts to improve connectivity with remote areas where transportation is still a major problem. The work is being undertaken by North East Frontier Railway.

The bridge, being constructed at the Aling river (Boundary between Khumji-Nungtek,Karuangmuan) across Noney District, has been described by experts as an engineering marvel. Standing at 141 metres, it will be the tallest pier bridge in the world, surpassing the record currently held by the 139-metre Mala-Rijeka viaduct in Montenegro.

The bridge will be 703 metres long, with the piers being constructed using hydraulic augers. The tall piers needed are specially designed using slip-form technique to ensure efficient and continual construction. The alignment passes through steep rolling hills of the Patkai region on the Himalayas’ eastern trail. The bridge, being built at an estimated cost of Rs 374 crore.