The highway is at least 500 years old! Here are 10 amazing things to know about this ancient architectural heritage: Source: Old Indian Photos. Although the road looks as modern as it can be -complete with a smooth tar surface and trees on either side, a closer, more careful look will show you evidence of its age.
Today, you can see fleets of cars and trucks speeding down the highways, carrying goods, supplies and passengers.
One of the oldest highways in Asia, the Grand Trunk Road is a marvellous piece of construction. ” wrote Rudyard Kipling in his poem, Route Marchin’.
Umabai: When a Defiant Widow Led 150 Women to Fight for India’s FreedomĪn’ the old Grand Trunk a-trailin’ like a rifle-sling be’ind.
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