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]
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]