The century-old Elphinstone Bridge may be gone, but its heritage lives on. Plaques and stones have been preserved and will feature in the bridge’s new design, safeguarding Mumbai’s history. (PICS/ ASHISH RAJE, RAJENDRA B AKLEKAR)
Updated On: 2026-04-06 02:29 PM IST
Compiled by : Anushree Gaikwad
Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Heritage Cell coordinated with MMRDA and Railways to save all the basalt stones and arches of the bridge
To preserve the two engraved foundation stones on Elphinstone Bridge, several discussions were held in various meetings between BMC and MMRDA officials, along with officers from STUP Consultants Pvt Ltd
The stones were successfully retrieved and returned in safe condition to the senior division engineer of the Environment and Housekeeping Management Office of Central Railway
Elphinstone Bridge was named after Lord John Elphinstone, the nephew of the more famous Lord Mountstuart Elphinstone, the man after whom Elphinstone College in South Mumbai is named
Both Elphinstones served as Governors of Bombay in the 1800s, three decades apart.
