Gharuanda Gateways of Old Mughal Sarai

The Gateways of Old Mughal Sarai is an ancient trade route linking Bara Pula (a Mughal period bridge in Delhi) to Pataudi, Rewari, and Narnaul. Now known as National Highway-8, it serves as the main access to Gurugram along with Mehrauli Road and others. NH-8 or Mehrauli Road were secondary routes during the Mughal period and before, possibly used more for transport of goods available in this area.

The most important historic highway through northern India that cut across Haryana was what is known today know as the National Highway-1 or the Grand Trunk (GT) Road. The historic GT Road that passes through Haryana is known to be of the 3rd century Mauryan period, though it was largely developed in the 16th century by Sher Shah Suri. It was part of the Uttarapatha during Mauryan period and later named Sadak-e-Azam and Baadshahi Sarak in the Sultanate and Mughal period, and finally renamed the Grand Trunk Road by the British. A large portion of this road traverses Haryana en route from its origin in Bangladesh and culmination in Peshawar, Pakistan.