Airoli Bridge
{{Short description|Viaduct in the Mumbai area}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{more citations needed|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox Bridge
|bridge_name = Airoli Bridge
|image = Airoli bridge from the air, Maharashtra, India.jpg
|caption = Aerial view of Airoli Bridge
|official_name = Airoli Bridge
|carries = Road Traffic
|crosses = Thane Creek
|locale = Mulund, Mumbai and Airoli, Navi Mumbai
|maint = Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation
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|design = Slab and girder bridge
|material =
|spans = 19 spans of 50 meters c/c. Two end spans of 40 meters each. Two navigational spans
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|mainspan = 1,030 meters (3,379 ft)
|length = 3,850 meters (12,630 ft)
|builder = Afcons Infrastructure
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|begin = January 1994
|complete = January 1999
|open = 1999
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|collapsed =
|preceded = Kalwa Bridge
|followed = Vashi Bridge
|closed =
|toll = {{INR}}40 For Cars.
Free For 2 Wheelers.
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|coordinates = {{coord|19.1507|72.9805|region:IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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The Airoli Bridge is a bridge in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region of India. It was constructed to establish a direct road link between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.{{Cite web|url=http://www.msrdc.org/Projects/Airoli_Bridge.aspx|title = Government of India Jobs 2021 | Sarkari Naukri 2021 - My Sarkari Recruitment Daily Coverage - MSRDC}}
Structure
Afcons Infrastructure, a subsidiary of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, constructed the bridge. The bridge was made from 800 box girders.{{Cite web |title=Airoli Bridge Construction in Thane, 1999 {{!}} Afcons Infrastructure Projects |url=https://www.shapoorjipallonji.com/project/Airoli-Bridge |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=www.shapoorjipallonji.com}} The 1.03 km bridge marked the development of the Airoli and Thane-Belapur belt. The MSRDC collects tolls on the bridge.{{cite news|title= Mumbai: Pay nearly 17% more for toll from October 1 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mumbai-pay-nearly-17-more-for-toll-from-october-1-2021106 |first=Ateeq |last=Shaikh |date=24 September 2014 |work=Daily News and Analysis |location=Mumbai |access-date=15 May 2015}} The toll rates for small passenger cars is set at ₹40{{Cite web |author=Chittaranjan Tembhekar|date=Sep 25, 2020 |title=Mumbai: Toll rates to rise from October 1; Rs 40 for cars, Rs 130 for trucks, buses {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/toll-rates-to-rise-from-oct-1-rs40-for-cars-rs130-for-trucks-buses/articleshow/78304169.cms |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=The Times of India |language=en}} & for Trucks & Buses s set at ₹130.
Geographical significance
A road link connecting Thane–Belapur road and Eastern Express Highway has been established by this bridge. This bridge forms a junction on Thane – Belapur road at Airoli and meets the intersection of Eastern Express Highway and Goregaon–Mulund Link Road in Mumbai. This bridge is the second bridge connecting Mumbai to Navi Mumbai after the Vashi Bridge connecting the township of Vashi to Mankhurd. It is one of the most used bridges in Mumbai connecting Mulund to various business hubs of Navi Mumbai.
See also
References
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Category:Bridges in Maharashtra
Category:Transport in Navi Mumbai
Category:Toll bridges in India
Category:Buildings and structures in Navi Mumbai
Category:Bridges completed in 1999
Category:1999 establishments in Maharashtra
Category:20th-century architecture in India
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