34 CROSSING THE VASHI BRIDGE NAVI MUMBAI

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Train:- CSTM-PNVL EMU. • Date:- 16-07-11, 18:52hrs. • Location:- Vashi, Navi Mumbai. • Camera:- Canon SX130IS. • Our Panvel bound EMU crosses the long Vashi Bridge in twilight. • At 0:43 one can hear a passenger saying Dekhe toh Australia ka Samundar lag raha hai .. after looking at my Cam's LCD. lol :D • The Vashi Bridge, (Thane Creek Bridge or the Mankhurd-Vashi Bridge), is a bridge, built across the Thane Creek that connects the city of Mumbai (Bombay) to the Indian mainland at Navi Mumbai (New Bombay). • The bridge links the suburb of Mankhurd in Mumbai with Vashi in Navi Mumbai, the satellite city of Mumbai. The bridge of 1837m length and having a substandard 3 lane carriageway, is one of the four entry points into Mumbai, and handles traffic directed towards the regions to the south and east of Mumbai. • The modern bridge was built in the 1970s. Within two years of its opening (which was in 1972) to traffic, corrosion cracks were noted on the bottom side of the prestressed girders of some spans. This led to a series of extensive repairs including external prestressing. • It was simultaneously decided to construct a new bridge of 6 lane divided carriageway of 1837.35 m length, 30 m down stream, with emphasis on durability. • This new bridge, called the 2nd Thane creek Bridge, was constructed from 1987 to 1997 with several unique features in the construction and design with emphasis on durability .. • Vashi is an upmarket residential as well as commercial township in the city of Navi Mumbai. It is a premier city in Navi Mumbai and was one of the first nodes developed by CIDCO.

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