Saturday 18 July 2020

Century old Amrutanjan Bridge on Mumbai - Pune Expressway demolished


Century old Amrutanjan Bridge on Mumbai - Pune Expressway demolished on Sunday, 2020-04-05 during the nationwide lockdown 1.0. 
The bridge was opened on November 10, 1830, as a key rail connector between Mumbai and Pune. It got its name due to a massive hoarding of Amrutanjan at the location. It later served as the third line for the Railways on the Bhor ghat section to reverse engines. 
Once the Mumbai Pune Expressway was opened to vehicular traffic, the space under the Amrutanjan bridge was narrow and had a sharp turn. Loaded trucks had to struggle climbing the incline and simultaneously maneuvering the turns under the bridge. Innumerable mishaps have occurred because of the anomaly. 

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