35400 metric tones of steel used in Bogibeel Bridge
Wednesday - December 26, 2018 11:37 am ,
Category : INDIA
WTN, Dec 26: Around 35400 metric tonnes of steel used in the construction of Bogibeel Road-cum-Rail Bridge on the river Brahmaputra in north eastern Indian state of Assam between Dhemaji district and Dibrugarh district. This quantity is little more than 50% of the total quantity of steel supplied for the bridge. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has supplied this steel for cinstruction if bridge.
SAIL has also supplied TMT rebars, plates and structural for this 4.94 KM long bridge, which has composite welded steel truss girders in its structures. Earlier, SAIL had supplied 90% steel for the construction of the Dhola-Sadiyabridge, which is India’s longest bridge.
The 4.9 km-long bridge on the Brahmaputra River is Asia’s second longest rail-cum-road bridge. It has a serviceable period of 120 years. - Window To News
