The last span of the century-old Elphinstone Bridge was brought down on Sunday to pave the way for a double-deck connector, but the old structure’s plaques will be embedded in its replacement. PICS/ ASHISH RAJE, RAJENDRA B AKLEKAR
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
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