Hyderabad Metro steel bridge at Secunderabad launched

Hyderabad Aug 20: An engineering marvel has been accomplished.Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited yesterday have successfully placed a huge steel bridge over the railway tracks at Oliphant Bridge in Secunderabad.

* The steel bridge was manufactured in Ghaziabad

* The steel bridge was dismantled and brought to Secunderabad in containers.

* The bridge was reassembled at a one-acre property leased from the Railways near Secunderabad station.

* Large number of special high strength steel plates were used.

* 60,000 high strength friction grip bolts were also used to reassemble the structure.

* The completed steel bridge was then moved inch by inch

* High strength pulling jacks, vertical lifting jacks, and heavy duty road cranes over imported American Hillman Rollers from the Railway yard to Oliphant Bridge were utilized.

* The exercise to launch and jack pulling began on August 9 and was completed in 10 days on Saturday.

* The length of the bridge was 272 feet long steel bridge.

* The width of the bridge was 57 feet.

* The height of 35 feet.

* Further the construction of concrete slabs and metro rail tracks will be completed in another 15 days.

The bridge is an important link between Nagole to Shilparamam corridor 3.