Kalwa Bridge | |
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Carries | Motor vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians |
Crosses | Thane Creek |
Locale | Thane district, Maharashtra, India |
Begins | Thane |
Ends | Kalwa |
Other name(s) | Kalwa Creek Bridge Thane-Kalwa Creek Bridge |
Owner | Thane Municipal Corporation |
Maintained by | Thane Municipal Corporation |
Followed by | Airoli Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 350 m (1,150 ft) (1st bridge) 2.4 km (1.5 mi) (3rd bridge) |
History | |
Opened | 1863 (1st bridge) 1995 (2nd bridge) 13 November 2022 (3rd bridge) |
Closed | 3 August 2016 (1st bridge) |
Kalwa Bridge is a road bridge across Thane Creek in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, which connects the city of Thane to the Indian mainland at Kalwa. There are three separate bridges connecting Thane with Kalwa. The first Kalwa Bridge was built in 1863 and was the first bridge crossing Thane Creek. The second Kalwa Bridge was opened in 1995. The third Kalwa Bridge was partially opened to traffic on 13 November 2022, and was completed on 10 March 2023.