Construction of cable stayed bridge over River Ravi at Basohli - a case study

BRO has undertaken construction of 592 m long Cable Stayed Bridge at Basohli in the state of J&K over Ravi river at about 15 km upstream of Ranjit Sagar dam. This prestigious project was announced under Prime Minister's package to J&K during May 2003. All ground investigations and design of substructure have been carried out and the work is under progress. In this article various facets of design and construction of Cable Stayed Bridge have been given with particular reference to the subject bridge.