The Maddur railway bridge is a bridge in India. It is located between
Mysore
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...
and
Maddur, in the state of
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
.
The
Mysore State Railway
Mysore State Railway (MSR) was a railway which operated in Mysore state, India. MSR became a part of Southern Railway on 14 April 1951.
History
In 1879, the Madras Railway Company Constructed a railway line from Madras Royapuram to Bangalor ...
crossed the
River Shimsha.
Duplication
In 2014, the single track railway was duplicated. Two new concrete railway bridges were constructed and the old steel bridge placed out of use. Having two new single track bridges, separated by about a metre, rather than one double track bridge is more robust, since a problem affecting one single track bridge is less likely (though not guaranteed) to affect the other single track bridge. The separate spans also allow rail-mounted cranes on the surviving bridge to get close to clear debris on the affected track, a problem with the
Nzi River bridge collapse.
The new bridges are likely to allow increased axle loads and speeds. The old and new bridges are about 50m apart, and the new bridge seem to be at a higher level than the old one. The new bridges are gauge.
Collapse
On or before 26 September 1897, the bridge collapsed due to the river it crossed being in flood.
Five of the fully loaded carriages fell into the river and about 150 people drowned.
Aftermath
See also
*
List of bridge failures
This is a list of bridge failures.
Before 1800
1800–1899
1900–1949
1950–1999
2000–present
Bridge disasters in fiction
* Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005 novel): the fictional Brockdale Bridge, by the Death Eaters ( ...
References
Steel bridges
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