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Bogibeel Bridge inaugurated
December 25 , 2018
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- 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.
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