3.38 Km Railway Bridge Proposed Across Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh

A 3.38 km railway bridge has been proposed across the Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada, a railway official said on Friday.

The proposed project covers 3.525 km in Telangana's Khammam district and 53.005 km across Andhra Pradesh's NTR, Palnadu and Guntur districts.

"A new 3.38-km railway bridge is proposed across the



Krishna river at Vijayawada as part of a 56.53 km rail project connecting Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, with the total project cost estimated at Rs 2,047.4 crore," Vijayawada Division PRO Nusrat Mandrupkar told PTI.

The mega bridge is envisaged to have 53 spans, each measuring 61 metres, comprising open-web steel girders. It will have a double-D well foundation.