What is Vashi Bridge?
{{Infobox Bridge |bridge_name = '''Vashi Bridge''' |image = Vashi Creek bridge.jpg |image_size = 230px |caption = Vashi Bridge |official_name = Vashi Bridge |also_known_as = Thane Creek Bridge <br /> Mankhurd-Vashi Bridge <br /> 2<sup>nd</sup> Thane Creek Bridge |carries = [[Motor vehicle]]s |crosses = [[Thane Creek]] |locale = [[Mankhurd]], [[Mumbai]]<br />[[Vashi]], [[Navi Mumbai]] |maint = |id = |design = |builder = U.P State Bridge Corporation Ltd. |begin = 1987 |complete = 1997 |mainspan = |length = 1837.5 m |width = |clearance= |below = |traffic = |open = 1997 |closed = |toll = |replaces = 1<sup>st</sup> Thane Creek Bridge |map_cue = |map_image= |map_text = |map_width= <!-- |coordinates = {{Coord|19.04|N|72.97|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} deprecated --> |lat = |long = |website = }} The '''Vashi Bridge''', also called '''Thane Creek Bridge''', is a [[bridge]] that connects the city of [[Mumbai]] to the [[mainland]] of [[India]] at [[New Delhi|New Mumbai]] . It is built across the Thane Creek. The bridge links Mankhurd in Mumbai with Vashi in [[Navi Mumbai]], the [[satellite city]] of Mumbai. It is one of four entry points into Mumbai, and handles traffic in the region to the west and north of Mumbai. ==History== The first bridge to connect Mumbai to Navi Mumbai was made in 1973. The bridge is 1837&nbsp;metres in length and has a below-requirement 3 lane carriageway. Within two years of its opening to traffic, corrosion cracks were noticed on some parts of the bridge. This led to a series of extensive repairs. It was then decided to construct a new bridge to replace the faulty one. Construction on a new bridge began in 1987 and opened in 1997. The original Vashi Bridge or the 1st [[Thane]] Creek Bridge remains closed to traffic.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/folio/fo0108/01080140.htm |title=Driving to nowhere |access-date=2013-06-07 |archive-date=2006-03-16 |archive-url=https:/