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Grand Trunk Road
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Route information
Length 1,600 mi (2,500 km)
Existed Antiquity–present
Major junctions
East end Chittagong, Bangladesh
West end Kabul, Afghanistan

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.

It was built by Sher Shah Suri and is also known as "Sadak E Sher Shah" named after him.

Jhelum River Bridge
GT Road above The River Jhelum

Images for kids

  • Renumbered National Highways map of India (Schematic) hilight 19 44

    In India, GT Road coincides with NH 19 and NH 44 of National Highways in India.

  • GTRoad Ambala

    A scene from the Ambala cantonment in British India.

  • Kos minar,tirawadi,karnal

    Mughal era Kos Minar along GT road at Sonipat, India

  • 7518uttar pradesh09-ghaziabad09-grand trunk road09-1200

    Grand Trunk Road in Uttarpradesh, India

  • GTRoadBarkatha

    GT Road near Barhi, India

  • G.T road towards Burdwan from Hooghly 07

    Grand Trunk Road towards Burdwan from Hooghly.

  • University of Engineering and Technology on Grand Trunk Road in Lahore

    GT Road in Lahore, Pakistan.

  • Gujranwala GT Road Overcast

    GT road in Gujranwala, Pakistan.

  • Original GT Road between Margalla and kala Chitta

    Original GT Road passing through Margalla Hills to Kala Chitta Range, Pakistan.

  • Nekka Margalla

    Newly realigned GT Road passing by the westernmost point of Margalla Hills to Kala Chitta Range, Pakistan.

  • Gridlock on the Kabul Jalalabad Highway (5300814706)

    Kabul–Jalalabad Road, Afghanistan, is westernmost stretch of the GT Road.

  • Jalalabad Road 2

    Mountain pass on the Kabul–Jalalabad Road, Afghanistan.

See also

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