Vashi Bridge

**Vashi Bridge**
Vashi Bridge
	Vashi Bridge
OS grid reference	Template:Gbmappingsmall
Carries	Motor vehicles
Crosses	Thane Creek
Locale	Mankhurd, Mumbai; Vashi, Navi Mumbai
Official name	Vashi Bridge
Other name(s)	Thane Creek Bridge ; Mankhurd-Vashi Bridge ; 2nd Thane Creek Bridge
Characteristics
Total length	1837.5 m
History
Constructed by	U.P State Bridge Corporation Ltd.
Construction start	1987
Construction end	1997
Opened	1997
Replaces	1st Thane Creek Bridge
Location
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The Vashi Bridge, also called Thane Creek Bridge, is a bridge that connects the city of Mumbai to the mainland of India at New Delhi. It is built across the Thane Creek. The bridge links Mankhurd in Mumbai with Vashi in Navi Mumbai, the satellite city of Mumbai. It is one of four entry points into Mumbai, and handles traffic in the region to the west and north of Mumbai.

History[edit]

The first bridge to connect Mumbai to Navi Mumbai was made in 1973. The bridge is 1837 metres in length and has a below-requirement 3 lane carriageway. Within two years of its opening to traffic, corrosion cracks were noticed on some parts of the bridge. This led to a series of extensive repairs. It was then decided to construct a new bridge to replace the faulty one.

Construction on a new bridge began in 1987 and opened in 1997. The original Vashi Bridge or the 1st Thane Creek Bridge remains closed to traffic.^[1]

The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has plans to add six more lanes to the Vashi Bridge at an estimated cost of ₹400 crore.^[2]

References[edit]

↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-16. Retrieved 2013-06-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ "MMRDA unwilling to spare funds for Thane creek bridge expansion - Indian Express". Retrieved 5 July 2016.

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-16. Retrieved 2013-06-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[2] "MMRDA unwilling to spare funds for Thane creek bridge expansion - Indian Express". Retrieved 5 July 2016.

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