Mahim Causeway

The Mahim Causeway is a vital link road connecting Mumbai City district/South Mumbai (Churchgate to Mahim) with its Northern and Western Suburbs (Bandra to Dahisar). The causeway links the neighbourhoods of Mahim to the south with Bandra to the north.

The Mahim Causeway was built between 1841 and 1846 to connect the island of

Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, to donate the entire amount of Rs.1,57,000/- on the condition that the government would not charge a toll for its use or disturb the Koli community who lived around the area^[1]

The Mahim causeway forms the link between

Bandra-Worli Sea Link, a major infrastructural project opened on 30 June 2009 which is designed to ease traffic across the causeway by building another bridge across the Mahim Bay

.

References

^ Mahesh Dattani. "A bridge with a difference". ^{[dead link]}

Causeways from Thana District Gazetteer
Mahim
Bombay/Mumbai pages

19°02′55″N 72°50′17″E / 19.04871°N 72.83816°E / 19.04871; 72.83816

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[1] Mahesh Dattani. "A bridge with a difference". ^{[dead link]}

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