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Colaba Causeway, officially known as Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, is a commercial street,〔(Colaba Causeway )〕 and a major causeway or land link between Colaba and the Old Woman's Island in the city of Mumbai, India. It lies close to the Fort area, and to the east of Cuffe Parade, an upmarket neighbourhood in South Mumbai, and close by are Mumbai's famous landmarks, the Gateway of India and Taj Mahal Palace & Tower. ==History== (詳細はThe skyline of Mumbai ) ''Deccan Herald'', 7 October 2007.〕 had already been declared a cantonment area in 1796, barring all construction by the civilian population. Soon the boat traffic to area increased in the next few decades, and several people died due the capsizing of overcrowded boats, making the construction of the causeway imperative.〔(History of Reclamation )〕 What also added to the urgency to its construction was that, Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay (1819–1827), had already built the first home on Malabar Hill, following which the rich quickly started moving in to the centrally placed, Fort) area.〔(Mumbai History - 19th century )〕 The Causeway as it is known to the locals, was constructed by the British East India Company, during the tenure of Sir Robert Grant (1779–1838) as the governor of Bombay (1835–1838),〔(Mumbai History - Colaba Causeway )〕 and its construction completed in 1838, which used the Old Woman's Island as a part of it;〔(History Of Bombay ) ''IIT, Mumbai''.〕〔(Mumbai History ) ''mumbainet.com''.〕 with this the last two islands of Colaba and Old Woman's Island (out of the Seven islands of Bombay), which were first taken in 1675, got connected with the mainland of Bombay. Until 1839, Colaba was accessible only during the low tide, though soon it saw rapid development in the area, especially after the construction the ''Cotton Exchange'' at Cotton Green in 1844.〔(View of Colaba ) ''British Library''.〕 The Causeway was later further widened in 1861 and 1863.〔 Horse-drawn tram-cars were introduced here,〔(Images of - A horse-drawn tram on colaba causeway. )〕 in 1873 by Stearns and Kitteredge, for their offices on the west side of the Causeway, where the Electric House now stands.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colaba Causeway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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