Anji Khad Bridge Receives the Award of Merit
The first cable-stayed bridge ever designed and built in India awarded at ENR Global Best Projects 2024
The Anji Khad Bridge project was granted the Award of Merit in the Bridge/Tunnel category of the ENR Global Best Projects 2024. This prestigious recognition, conferred by an international jury that reviewed over 120 entries, highlights the project’s innovation and engineering quality, positioning it among the top infrastructure projects globally.
The ENR Global Best Projects Awards, presented annually by Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine, celebrate the world’s most significant infrastructure projects, assessing entries based on criteria such as safety, innovation, and global impact.
The Anji Khad Bridge is an iconic structure spanning the Anji Khad river along the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway line, designed to connect Kashmir to India’s northwestern borders. Measuring 725 meters in length and 196 meters in height, the bridge features a 473-meter cable-stayed section, with a central span of 290 meters and an asymmetrical support tower. This unique design makes it India’s first cable-stayed railway bridge.
Since 2016, Italferr has been responsible for the design and construction supervision of this structure, which symbolizes the future of Indian Railways and Italferr’s commitment to infrastructure development in the country.
