Summary
State Highway 42 is also known as Ghodbunder Road in Thane district. As the name suggests, it leads to the historical town of Ghodbunder. It is approximately 20 km long and links the two main arterial roads of Mumbai, the Eastern Express Highway which starts at Sion and becomes National Highway 3 at Thane and the Western Express Highway which starts at Bandra (East) and becomes the National Highway 8 leading to Gujarat. This road skirts the northern boundary of Salsette island providing scenic views of the Yeoor hills and the Thane creek.
One of the more interesting aspects of this road is that it cuts across dense forests which form part of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. It also skirts the Vasai Creek for most of its route and provides scenic views of the forest across the creek. In spite of development encroaching on the forest, a lot of flora and fauna continue to survive and prosper. Another less-known fact about Ghodbunder is that it is lined with numerous historical monuments like the Ghodbunder fort.
This road at one time used to be the lone road passing by the side of dense Sanjay Gandhi National Park, and hence has real pictureque view's. Even today it passes through China creek which was also famous for film shootings. The original name of creek is Chena Creek, but during the course of time it has become China Creek.
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