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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Heritage railway underbridge in New Delhi}}<br />
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{{Infobox bridge<br />
| name = Shivaji Bridge<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|28|38|1|N|77|13|2|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| carries = Trains<br />
| track_gauge = 5 ft 6 in gauge railway{{!}} Broad Gauge<br />
| electrification = Yes<br />
| built = Disputed<br />
| mapframe = yes<br />
| id = Q113570344<br />
| qid = Q113570344<br />
}}<br />
An [[Indian Railways]] underpass connecting [[Shivaji Bridge railway station|Shivaji Bridge Railway Station]] to [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi Railway Station]]'''Minto Bridge''' is a [[railway underbridge]] in [[New Delhi]].<br />
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Vivekananda Road, once known as Minto Road, passes under the bridge,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Soofi |first=Mayank Austen |date=2015-09-04 |title=Bye bye, Aurangzeb |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/zKhIv4dMpjxYLvjFt3DrhK/Bye-bye-Aurangzeb.html |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=Livemint}}</ref> connecting [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]] to the [[Ajmeri Gate]] side of the [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi Railway Station]] and [[Old Delhi]].<ref name="Soofi-2010">{{Cite web |last=Soofi |first=Mayank Austen |date=2010-10-23 |title=The story of a bridge |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/the-story-of-a-bridge/story-esYKXwTeVZwX5vOBoPoQKI.html |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Shrangi-2020">{{Cite web |last=Shrangi |first=Vatsala |date=2020-07-19 |title=Waterlogged since 1950s: Why Minto Bridge is Delhi's flooding constant |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/waterlogged-since-1950s-why-minto-bridge-is-delhi-s-flooding-constant/story-EMM9oz0CvshDaiZ8qIQ9TJ.html |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> Journalist and chronicler [[Ronald Vivian Smith|RV Smith]] places the date of construction as 1933.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=R. V. |author-link=Ronald Vivian Smith |date=2016-06-19 |title=A bridge of stories |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/A-bridge-of-stories/article14429979.ece |access-date=2022-08-06 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="Shrangi-2020" /> AK Jain, an architect and a planner at [[Delhi Development Authority]], places the construction to 1926.<ref name="Sharma-2020">{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Manoj |date=2020-07-23 |title=A lot of water has flown under this bridge: The Minto mark on Delhi's history |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/a-lot-of-water-has-flown-under-this-bridge-the-minto-mark-on-delhi-s-history/story-28RtrRTUcpWKKXifGdEkBI.html |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> It was built to carry a new railway line to New Delhi railway station.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Paras |date=2021-12-05 |title=Skywalk, Minto bridge widening part of New Delhi railway station revamp |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/skywalk-minto-bridge-widening-part-of-new-delhi-railway-station-revamp-101638726394355.html |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> It is now a heritage structure; this designation comes into light during plans to redevelop the area.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-20 |title=A Long Lost Bridge With A Dwindling History - Minto Bridge Near Connaught Place |url=https://so.city/delhi/article/a-long-lost-bridge-with-a-dwindling-history-minto-bridge-near-connaught-place |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=So City |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Joshi-2020">{{Cite web |last=Joshi |first=Mallica |date=2020-07-21 |title=Explained: Why does Delhi's Minto Bridge underpass keep getting flooded? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/new-delhi-minto-bridge-rains-floods-waterlogging-6516140/ |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> The bridge is named after [[Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto]] who was the [[Governor-General of India|viceroy and governor-general of India]] from 1905 to 1910.<ref name="Sharma-2020" /> It was renamed Shivaji Bridge however the old name is more commonly used.<ref name="Sharma-2020" /> The now shut restaurants 'Blue Star' and 'Splash Bar & Restaurant' were located in its vicinity.<ref name="Sharma-2020" /><ref name="Soofi-2010" /><br />
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The underpass is known to face waterlogging since India's independence.<ref name="Shrangi-2020" /><ref name="Joshi-2020" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Railway bridges in India]]<br />
[[Category:Bridges in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Delhi]]</div>Indiabulez