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{{Infobox Bridge<br />
|bridge_name = Airoli Bridge<br />
|image = Airoli bridge from the air, Maharashtra, India.jpg<br />
|caption = Aerial view of Airoli Bridge<br />
|official_name = Airoli Bridge<br />
|carries = Road Traffic<br />
|crosses = [[Thane Creek]]<br />
|locale = [[Mulund]], [[Mumbai]] and [[Airoli]], [[Navi Mumbai]]<br />
|maint = [[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation]]<br />
|id = <br />
|designer =<br />
|design = Slab and girder bridge<br />
|material =<br />
|spans = 19 spans of 50 meters c/c. Two end spans of 40 meters each. Two navigational spans<br />
|pierswater = <br />
|mainspan = <span style="white-space:nowrap">1,030&nbsp;meters&nbsp;(3,379&nbsp;ft)</span><br />
|length = <span style="white-space:nowrap">3,850&nbsp;meters&nbsp;(12,630&nbsp;ft)</span><br />
|builder = Afcons Infrastructure Ltd company of the [[Shapoorji Pallonji Group]] and project executed by Subodh V. Kamat<br />
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|load = <br />
|clearance = <br />
|below = <br />
|traffic = <br />
|begin = January 1994<br />
|complete = January 1999<br />
|open = 1999<br />
|heritage =<br />
|collapsed =<br />
|preceded = [[Kalwa Bridge]]<br />
|followed = [[Vashi Bridge]]<br />
|closed = <br />
|toll = {{INR}}40 For Cars.<br />
Free For 2 Wheelers.<br />
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[[File:Airoli Mulund Bridge.jpg|250 px|thumbnail|Heading west on Airoli Bridge (Mulund skyline in the background)]]<br />
The '''Airoli Bridge''' is a [[bridge]] in the [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]] of [[India]]. It was constructed to establish a direct road link between [[Mumbai]] and [[Navi Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.msrdc.org/Projects/Airoli_Bridge.aspx|title = Government of India Jobs 2021 &#124; Sarkari Naukri 2021 - My Sarkari Recruitment Daily Coverage - MSRDC}}</ref><br />
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== Structure ==<br />
The [[Afcons Infrastructure|Afcons Infrastructure Ltd]], company of the [[Shapoorji Pallonji Group]], constructed the bridge and the project was executed by Vijay Shankar V.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} The bridge was made from 800 [[box girder]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airoli Bridge Construction in Thane,1999 {{!}} Afcons Infrastructure Projects |url=https://www.shapoorjipallonji.com/project/Airoli-Bridge |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=www.shapoorjipallonji.com}}</ref> The 1.03&nbsp;km bridge marked the development of the [[Airoli]] and [[Thane]]-[[CBD Belapur|Belapur]] belt. The [[MSRDC]] collects tolls on the bridge.<ref name="toll">{{cite news|title= Mumbai: Pay nearly 17% more for toll from October 1 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mumbai-pay-nearly-17-more-for-toll-from-october-1-2021106 |first=Ateeq |last=Shaikh |date=24 September 2014 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=Mumbai |access-date=15 May 2015}}</ref> The toll rates for small passenger cars is set at ₹40<ref>{{Cite web |author=Chittaranjan Tembhekar|date=Sep 25, 2020 |title=Mumbai: Toll rates to rise from October 1; Rs 40 for cars, Rs 130 for trucks, buses {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/toll-rates-to-rise-from-oct-1-rs40-for-cars-rs130-for-trucks-buses/articleshow/78304169.cms |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> & for Trucks & Buses s set at ₹130.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Chittaranjan Tembhekar|date=Sep 25, 2020 |title=Mumbai: Toll rates to rise from October 1; Rs 40 for cars, Rs 130 for trucks, buses {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/toll-rates-to-rise-from-oct-1-rs40-for-cars-rs130-for-trucks-buses/articleshow/78304169.cms |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Geographical significance ==<br />
A road link connecting [[Thane–Belapur road]] and [[Eastern Express Highway]] has been established by this bridge. This bridge forms a junction on Thane – Belapur road at Airoli and meets the intersection of Eastern Express Highway and Goregaon–Mulund Link Road in Mumbai. This bridge is the second bridge connecting [[Mumbai]] to [[Navi Mumbai]] after the [[Vashi Bridge]] connecting the township of [[Vashi]] to [[Mankhurd]]. It is one of the most used bridges in Mumbai connecting Mulund to various business hubs of Navi Mumbai.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Vikhroli Koparkhairane Link Road|Vikhroli-Koparkhairane Link Road]]<br />
* [[Vashi Bridge]]<br />
* [[Mumbai Trans Harbour Link]]<br />
* [[Sion Panvel Expressway]]<br />
* [[Bandra Worli Sea Link|Bandra-Worli Sea Link]]<br />
* [[List of longest bridges in the world]]<br />
* [[List of longest bridges above water in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Bridges in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Navi Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Toll bridges in India]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Navi Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1999]]<br />
[[Category:1999 establishments in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]<br />
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