Grand Trunk Road
The Grand Trunk Road (commonly abbreviated to GT Road) is one of South Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For several centuries, it has linked the eastern and western regions of the Indian subcontinent, running from Bengal, across north Republic of India, into Peshawar in Pakistan.
| Grand Trunk Road | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Length | 1,600 mi (2,600 km) |
| Existed | Antiquity–present |
| Major junctions | |
| East end | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| West end | Kabul, Afghanistan |
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It was built by Sher Shah Suri and is also known as "Sadak E Sher Shah" named after him.
Grand Trunk Road Media
- Busy Grand Trunk Road in India, section Ambala ←→ Delhi 1940s.jpg
A scene from the Ambala cantonment in British India
Mughal era Kos Minar along GT road at Sonipat, India
- 7518uttar pradesh09-ghaziabad09-grand trunk road09-1200.jpg
Grand Trunk Road in Uttarpradesh, India
- GTRoadBarkatha.jpg
GT Road near Barhi, India
- G.T road towards Burdwan from Hooghly 07.jpg
Grand Trunk Road towards Burdwan from Hooghly
- University of Engineering and Technology on Grand Trunk Road in Lahore.jpg
GT Road in Lahore, Pakistan
GT road in Gujranwala, Pakistan
- Original GT Road between Margalla and kala Chitta.JPG
Original GT Road passing through Margalla Hills to Kala Chitta Range, Pakistan
- Nekka Margalla.JPG
Newly realigned GT Road passing by the westernmost point of Margalla Hills to Kala Chitta Range, Pakistan
