Canal Bank Road (Punjabi, Urdu: سڑک نہر, Sarak-e-Nehr) also known as Khayaban-e-Annemarie Schimmel,[1] is a major eight-lane east–west signal-free road which extends along the banks of the Lahore Canal in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
[3] Originally known as Canal Bank Road, in 2000, the Government of Pakistan renamed Canal Bank Road in honour of Annemarie Schimmel, for her works in Sufism and Muhammad Iqbal, a prominent philosopher and national poet of Pakistan.
There are 12 underpasses along the entire route of Canal Bank Road, which allows continuous flow of traffic from Thokar Niaz Beg to Harbanspura.
The Thokar Niaz Baig Flyover allows motorists from Multan Road and the M-2 motorway to bypass Thokar Niaz Beg Chowk, which previously was a major choke point.
Canal Bank Road has continuously needed widening and repaving due to its heavy use.