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A Mughal-period bridge located about 3 kilometres west of the Delhi–Multan Road (Old Grand Trunk Road) on the Taraori (Anjanthali Road), situated between the Sarai and the northern Kos Minar at Taraori, Karnal district of Haryana. Probably constructed between 1600 and 1699 CE, the bridge is built of lakhori bricks, rubble masonry, and lime mortar, and consists of five arches supported by robust piers; a temple on its eastern side represents a later addition. The structure is unprotected and shows surface blackening, vegetation growth, encroachments, and partial submergence in debris, though it remains in active use with a modern roadway constructed above it.

Many bridges were built by the Mughals when improving the Agra - Lahore road. Some of these have now been adapted into new landscapes such as this near Sheikh Chilli's Madrasa and Tomb complex in Thanesar on the National Highway 1/Grand Trunk Road/GT Road. A recently constructed 'Millenium Park' on this land transformed it into a low Japanese garden bridge in order to make it a part of the garden theme.

A Mughal-period bridge located within OP Jindal Park, northeast of the Sheikh Chilli Tomb at Thanesar, Kurukshetra, Haryana. Constructed of lakhori bricks, rubble masonry, and lime mortar, the bridge carries a roadway over four arches supported by piers with circular cutwaters, spanning a narrow rivulet historically associated with the Saraswati River. It is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle), and has been restored and incorporated into the landscaped setting of OP Jindal Park, with portions of its lower fabric now buried under accumulated soil.

Pinjore Garden is one of the few surviving examples of Mughal terraced gardens in India and the only one left in Haryana. Laid around a natural spring in the foothills north of Delhi, this six terraced garden was built by Fidai Khan Koka, the supervisor of the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore. It is said that Fidai Khan Koka couldn't stay in his garden for long. Later the garden passed through hands of many other kings and finally it was purchased by the Ruler of Patiala. It remained with them until four decades ago it was transferred to the Haryana Tourism Department that is responsible for maintaining it till today. The garden is known even today by the name of King Yadavindra of Patiala. It is a popular picnic spot on Simla – Chandigarh highway for the locals and tourists travelling to Simla from plains.

Sarai Doraha is a seventeenth-century Mughal caravansarai or rest house located on the Ludhiana–Khanna Road in Ludhiana district of Punjab, situated on a mound south of the Sirhind Canal. Known historically as the Sarai of Itimad-ud-Daula, its construction is generally dated to the early years of Jahangir’s reign (c. 1606–1611 CE). Built of lakhori bricks with red sandstone and lime mortar, the sarai follows a square plan with corner bastions, north–south aligned gateways, a hammam in the northeast corner, and a mosque within the western part of the enclosure. The monument is protected by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Archaeology and Museums, Punjab and survives in a partially ruined state, with sections under repair and traces of its original painted and glazed decoration still visible.

The Sarai at Fatehabad is a Mughal-period rest house in Tarn Taran district of Punjab. According to contemporary travel accounts, it was constructed in 1606 CE under the patronage of Jahangir. Built of lakhori bricks with red sandstone, glazed tiles, and lime mortar, the sarai originally comprised an east–west aligned enclosure with two monumental double-storied gateways articulated with multi-foiled arches, bastions, balconies, and upper chambers. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle) and survives in a highly altered state, with only the gateways and limited wall remains extant amid dense later construction and adaptive reuse.