Vasai Creek
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Vasai Creek
वसई खाडी | |
|---|---|
 Vasai Creek | |
  Vasai Creek | |
| Coordinates: 19°18′54″N 72°52′30″E / 19.315°N 72.875°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Thane |
| Named for | Vasai |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC 5:30 (IST) |
Vasai Creek, previously Bassein Creek, is an estuary and one of the two main distributaries of the Ulhas River, in Konkan division of Maharashtra, India. The Ulhas splits at the northeast corner of Salsette island into its two main distributaries, the other one being the Thane Creek, both of which empty into the Arabian Sea. The creek forms the northern boundary of Salsette island and separates the island from mainland of Konkan. It gets its name from the city of Vasai, previously Bassein, located on northern banks of the creek.
Islands
[edit]Numerous islands are located in Vasai creek such as Panju Island, two small islands just south of Panju islands, and Dharavi Island.
Railway bridges
[edit]The Vasai Creek Railway Bridge is the oldest rail bridge constructed on this creek. The bridge lies between Bhayandar and Naigaon. The bridges were opened on 28 November 1864. It has two sections, as there is Panju island in middle, a smaller section and a longer section both made up of steel girders. These bridge is no longer functional and exists as a heritage sructure. Two new parallel railway bridges were built and are since operational.
Road bridges
[edit]The Vasai Creek Railway Bridge is one of the oldest rail bridge constructed on this creek built in late ninetenth century. It connects Kasigaon and Naigaon. A newer parallel road bridge is constructed recently and is also operational.
Kasheli bridge is the another old road bridge construted over Vasai creek, at its very start, just near Thane. It connects Thane to Kasheli. It was built in late ninetenth century. A new Kasheli bridge was built recently, but over Ulhas river and it bypasses Kasheli and directly connects Thane to Mankoli.
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