Running along the east bank of the Hooghly River, the road connects Bagbazar to Prinsep Ghat (in the Hastings neighbourhood) via the threshold of Howrah Bridge.

It was commissioned by Baboo Raj Chundrer Das, husband of Rani Rashmoni, founder of Dakshineswar Kali Temple.

[2]: 322  Immediately west of the Kolkata High Court is Chandpal Ghat, named after Chunder Nath Pal, who owned a shop at the site for the ‘refreshment of pedestrians and boatmen’.

The ghat dates from at least 1774 (predating Strand Road itself) and eventually became the point at which the colonial rulers and administrators of India would arrive and leave the city prior to the advent of rail travel.

[2]: 323 Eden Gardens, the oldest cricket ground in India and largest in Asia,[3] [4] is located beside Strand Road, opposite to Babughat.