Baily Bridge

The Baily Bridge is the bridge at the highest elevation in the world. This bridge is located in the Himalayan mountains between the Dras River and Suru River in the Ladakh Valley in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is 30 metres (98 ft) long and is at an altitude of 5,602 metres (18,379 ft) above the mean sea level. It is a bailey bridge built in 1982 by the Indian Army.

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