Dapoorie Viaduct
Location: Mumbai-Thane, Maharashtra.
Founded in: 1854
Status: In Operation
Industry: TRANSPORT (Railway Bridge)
Founded in: 1854
Status: In Operation
Industry: TRANSPORT (Railway Bridge)
Built by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR), East India Company. Dapoorie Viaduct, 1854, on the Mumbai-Thane route is the first railway bridge in India.
The Dapoorie Viaduct was completed in 1858 by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR) and was a vital section from Khandala to Poona of the mainline to link to Madras. It was one of the early major railway bridge to be constructed and comprised 22 stone arches of about 33 feet (10M) each span.The masonary arches could only span short distances and required many piers.
The Dapoorie Viaduct was completed in 1858 by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway(GIPR) and was a vital section from Khandala to Poona of the mainline to link to Madras. It was one of the early major railway bridge to be constructed and comprised 22 stone arches of about 33 feet (10M) each span.The masonary arches could only span short distances and required many piers.
Sources:
1.https://wiki.fibis.org/w/Dapoorie_Viaduct 2.https://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/d/019pho0000254s3u00041000.html 3.http://blog.easytraininfo.com/facts/mumbai-thane-route-is-the-first-railway-bridge-in-india/ 4.http://www.rediff.com/money/report/must-see-indias-oldest-railway-bridges/20170306.htm 5.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dapoorie_viaduct_bombay1855.jpg 6.http://www.india.com/travel/articles/facts-about-the-indian-railway-that-will-surprise-you/
1.https://wiki.fibis.org/w/Dapoorie_Viaduct 2.https://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/d/019pho0000254s3u00041000.html 3.http://blog.easytraininfo.com/facts/mumbai-thane-route-is-the-first-railway-bridge-in-india/ 4.http://www.rediff.com/money/report/must-see-indias-oldest-railway-bridges/20170306.htm 5.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dapoorie_viaduct_bombay1855.jpg 6.http://www.india.com/travel/articles/facts-about-the-indian-railway-that-will-surprise-you/