Gopalrao Deshmukh Marg

It is said to be resting on what was first known as Padam Hill. Its former name, Pedder Road, was named after Mr. W. G. Pedder, Municipal Commissioner (1879) who was in the Bombay Civil Service, 1855–1879, and on his retirement was appointed Secretary to the Revenue and Commerce Department at the India Office.Sheppard, Samuel T. [https://archive.org/stream/bombayplacenames00sheprich/bombayplacenames00sheprich_djvu.txt "Bombay Place Names and Street Names - An Excursion into the by-ways of the history of Bombay City"] Even today as with a very large number of Mumbai's roads it is commonly referred to by its former name (usually incorrectly spelled as Peddar).

The road begins at the well-known intersection of Kemp's Corner and extends down Cumballa Hill past the Mahalaxmi temple to the Haji Ali intersection. The first flyover built in Mumbai connected Hughes Road to Gopalrao Deshmukh Marg at Kemp's Corner. Since at least the early 20th century, it is considered to be a posh residential area with some of the flats fetching a price of over {{INRConvert|10|c}} as of 2006.

Dr. Gopalrao Deshmukh was the first President of the Indian Medical Association and the first Mayor of Bombay after independence. He lived on Pedder Road in a palatial home that later made way for a multi-story building. A leading citizen of Mumbai, he was the personal friend of Sir Jamshetji Kanga. Of his notable descendants one can name Dr Uday Dokras, international author of Human Resource books, who is his grandson.

Pedder Road came to be renamed in his honour. The road ends in a flyover which was known as the Kemp's Corner flyover before but has been rechristened as "Dr Gopalrao Deshmukh Uddanpul(Flyover)".

In February 2000, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay carried out a study on traffic in the area which found that 94,000 vehicles used the route every day at that time.{{Cite web|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=13527|title=Flyover is the only solution|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=2009-04-03|date=31 March 2000}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The same study also found that the average number of cars owned by a family living in Gopalrao Deshmukh Marg was 2.3.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1060790|title=Braking Point|publisher=DNA|access-date=2009-04-03|date=28 October 2006}}

According to a Times of India article in 2006, in new constructions coming up on Gopalrao Deshmukh Marg (among other localities), transactions "routinely take place" at over {{INRConvert|1|l}} per square foot.{{Cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-12-03/india/27793239_1_nariman-point-sq-ft-ncpa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023155900/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-12-03/india/27793239_1_nariman-point-sq-ft-ncpa|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 October 2012|title=Mumbai flat sold for a record 73,000 rupees per square foot|access-date=2009-04-03|date=3 December 2006|first1=Nauzer|work=The Times of India|last1=Bharucha}}

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