Kalwa 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 the mid-1990s. The third Kalwa Bridge is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in 2022. History. The first Kalwa Bridge was built in 1863. The long bridge has ten pillars and ten arches. Following a structural audit conducted  on the bridge in 2010, it was deemed unsafe for use by heavy vehicles, and only two and three-wheelers were permitted to use the bridge. According to officials the bridge's structure had suffered damage from a collision with a barge in 2006. The bridge was closed to all motor vehicle traffic from midnight on 3 August 2016, and only pedestrians were permitted to use bridge. The bridge will not be demolished as it is classified as a heritage structure. The second Kalwa Bridge was opened in the mid-1990s. A third bridge was proposed in 2013 to ease traffic  congestion. The U-shaped bridge was built at an estimated cost of . It begins at Creek Road and passes above Saket Road, turns right into the creek and curves on to Thane–Belapur Road. The new bridge will be used for one-way traffic towards Kalwa, while the 2nd bridge will be converted to a one-way towards Thane. Construction of the bridge was completed in 2021. However, work on access roads and pedestrian lanes had not been completed. The 3rd Kalwa Bridge is scheduled to open to the public by June 2022.