The Elphinstone Road Bridge has served as a connector for Mumbai, then Bombay, since 1913. It has eased the traffic and facilitated commuters by connecting Prabhadevi and Parel. Today, we recognise the erstwhile basalt stone-built bridge that stood the test of time.

Bridges have played an important role in the urban development of the city. R Venkatesh, an urban researcher, says, “The historic century-old bridges over Mumbai’s railway lines—like the Parel Elphinstone Road Bridge, Currey Road, Ollivant Bridge, S-bridge Byculla, Tilak Bridge, Sion Bridge are very important as they are east-west connectors crucial for the city to sustain. The city still craves more east-west connectors. Bridges were integral to the spatial development and infrastructure of “urbs prima in Indis” (Latin phrase

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