Minto Bridge

Minto Bridge, renamed Shivaji Bridge, is a railway underbridge in New Delhi.

Vivekananda Road, once known as Minto Road, passes under the bridge,^[1] connecting Connaught Place to the Ajmeri Gate side of the New Delhi Railway Station and Old Delhi.^[2][3] Journalist and chronicler RV Smith places the date of construction as 1933.^[4][5] AK Jain, an architect and a planner at Delhi Development Authority, places the construction to 1926.^[6] It was built to carry a new railway line to New Delhi railway station.^[7] It is now a heritage structure; this designation comes into light during plans to redevelop the area.^[8][9] 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.^[6] It was renamed Shivaji Bridge however the old name is more commonly used.^[6] The now shut restaurants 'Blue Star' and 'Splash Bar & Restaurant' were located in its vicinity.^[6][2]

The underpass is known to face waterlogging since India's independence.^[5][9]

References

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4. Smith, R. V. (19 June 2016). "A bridge of stories". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
5. Shrangi, Vatsala (19 July 2020). "Waterlogged since 1950s: Why Minto Bridge is Delhi's flooding constant". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
6. Sharma, Manoj (23 July 2020). "A lot of water has flown under this bridge: The Minto mark on Delhi's history". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
7. Singh, Paras (5 December 2021). "Skywalk, Minto bridge widening part of New Delhi railway station revamp". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
8. "A Long Lost Bridge With A Dwindling History - Minto Bridge Near Connaught Place". So City. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
9. Joshi, Mallica (21 July 2020). "Explained: Why does Delhi's Minto Bridge underpass keep getting flooded?". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 August 2022.