The Chembur causeway is a
causeway
A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...
in
Bombay
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,
India
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. It was built about 1846. It is {{convert, 3105, ft, m long, from twenty-two to twenty-four feet wide, and from five to twelve feet high. The causeway is used at all seasons, the chief traffic, besides passengers, being grass, rice, fruit, and vegetables on their way to Bombay. It is repaired as part of the Kurla-Trombay road out of the Thana Local Funds. There is no toll.
References
Causewaysfrom ''Thana District Gazetteer''
Streets in Mumbai