Minto Bridge

{{Short description|Heritage railway underbridge in New Delhi}}

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Minto Bridge is a railway underbridge in New Delhi.

Vivekananda Road, once known as Minto Road, passes under the bridge,{{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}} connecting Connaught Place to the Ajmeri Gate side of the New Delhi Railway Station and Old Delhi.{{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}}{{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}} Journalist and chronicler RV Smith places the date of construction as 1933.{{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}}{{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 |language=en}} AK Jain, an architect and a planner at Delhi Development Authority, places the construction to 1926.{{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}} It was built to carry a new railway line to New Delhi railway station.{{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}} It is now a heritage structure; this designation comes into light during plans to redevelop the area.{{Cite web |last= |first= |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}}{{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}} The bridge is named after Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto who was the viceroy and governor-general of India from 1905 to 1910. It was renamed Shivaji Bridge however the old name is more commonly used. The now shut restaurants 'Blue Star' and 'Splash Bar & Restaurant' were located in its vicinity.

The underpass is known to face waterlogging since India's independence.