Malaysia Federal Route 59

Federal Route 59
Route information
Existed: 1920s – present
Major junctions
North end: Cameron Highlands, Pahang
  Federal Route 1
AH2 North-South Expressway Northern Route
C162
Jalan Boh
Jalan Girdle
Jalan Gunung Brinchang
C9
Jalan Kampung Parit
Second East-West Highway
South end: Tapah, Perak
Location
Primary
destinations:		 Brinchang
Tanah Rata
Ringlet
Highway system

Highways in Malaysia
Expressways • Federal • State

Federal Route 59 is a federal roads and also old route to Cameron Highlands, Pahang from Tapah, Perak, Malaysia before the second route Second East-West Highway was built in 2001.

Contents

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 59 is located at Tapah, Perak, at its interchange with the Federal Route , the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.

History

The road was constructed by British on 1920s and is served as a main roads to Cameron Highlands.

Features

Notable features

At most section, the Federal Route 59 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

Overlaps

Alternate routes

Sections with motorcycle lanes

Current developments

Upgrading of the 40 km road from Tapah to Cameron Highlands

Motorists will enjoy a smoother ride up Cameron Highlands when a multi-million ringgit project to widen and upgrade the road from Tapah to the highlands is approved. At present, motorists prefer to use the road from Simpang Pulai in Ipoh rather than the winding road up from Tapah. The 40 km stretch from Kampung Pahang here is regularly used by lorries carrying vegetables from the highlands to the rest of the country and Singapore. During peak days, the road is heavily congested. Motorists dread driving along the road, especially during the rainy season, as it is landslide-prone.

(Source: New Straits Times, 23 November 2009)[1]


List of Junctions and Towns

Km Exit Junctions To Remarks

0		 TAPAH NORTH
Ipoh
Gopeng
Kampar

SOUTH
Bidor
Slim River
Tanjung Malim
Kuala Lumpur
A10
Tapah Road
A16
Chikus
Pasir Salak
Teluk Intan		 Junctions
Taman Tapah
Tapah-NSE AH2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE
NORTH
Bukit Kayu Hitam
Ipoh
Gopeng
SOUTH
Kuala Lumpur
Slim River
Bidor		 T-junctions
Kampung Pahang
Tapah Army Camp
Jalan Sungai Cherok SOUTHEAST
A103
JALAN SUNGAI CHEROK		 T-junctions
Kampung Batu Tiga
Sungai Cherok bridge
Kampung Batu Melintang
Kampung Batu Enam
Kuala Woh EAST
Kampung Kuala Woh
Kuala Woh waterfall		 T-junctions
--- m above sea level Start/End of narrow roads
Max speed limit: 40 km/h
Kampung Batu Tujuh
--- m above sea level
Kampung Batu Lapan
--- m above sea level
Kampung Batu Sembilan
--- m above sea level
Kampung Batu Sepuluh
--- m above sea level
Kampung Batu Sebelas
--- m above sea level
Orang Asli Village
--- m above sea level
Lata Iskandar waterfall
--- m above sea level		 V
Food and fruit stall
Orang Asli Village
--- m above sea level
Sultan Idris Shah II Dam and Hydroelectric Station
--- m above sea level		 Sultan Idris Shah II Dam and Hydroelectric Station T-junctions
Orang Asli Village
--- m above sea level
Viaduct
--- m above sea level
Orang Asli Village
--- m above sea level
Perak Darul Ridzuan
Tapah district border
Perak-Pahang border
--- m above sea level
Pahang Darul Makmur
Cameron Highlands district border
CAMERON HIGHLANDS
--- m above sea level Start/End of narrow roads
Max speed limit: 40 km/h
RINGLET
--- m above sea level
R&R Sultan Abu Bakar Dam rest and service area
--- m above sea level		 V
Food and fruit stall
V Sultan Abu Bakar Dam
--- m above sea level		 V
Bharat Tea Estate
--- m above sea level		 Bharat Tea Estate
Habu
--- m above sea level		 EAST
C162
JALAN BOH
Boh Tea Estate
Visitors centre
Tea shop
Vi		 T-junctions
V Cameron Bharat Tea Estate
--- m above sea level		 V
Cameron Bharat Tea Estate
Tea shop and stall
TANAH RATA
--- m above sea level		 Cameron Highlands Post Office
TANAH RATA
--- m above sea level		 Majlis Daerah Cameron Highlands (MDCH) main headquarters
Cameron Highlands District and Land Office
Parit Falls
--- m above sea level		 NORTHEAST
C9
JALAN KAMPUNG PARIT
Parit Falls
Kampung Parit		 T-junctions
Cameron Highlands Golf and Country Club
--- m above sea level		 SOUTHEAST
C9
JALAN KAMPUNG PARIT
Cameron Highlands Golf and Country Club		 T-junctions
Jalan Girdle
--- m above sea level		 NORTH
JALAN GIRDLE (Girdle Road)
Cameron Green
Strawberry Park
Strawberry shops		 T-junctions
BRINCHANG
--- m above sea level
Cactus Point
--- m above sea level		 Cactus Point T-junctions
V
Rose Garden
--- m above sea level		 V
Rose Garden		 T-junctions
V
Kea Farm
--- m above sea level		 V
Kea Farm		 T-junctions
Equatorial Hills Resort
--- m above sea level		 Equatorial Hills Resort
V
Butterfly Garden
--- m above sea level		 V
Butterfly Garden		 T-junctions
Jalan Gunung Brinchang
--- m above sea level		 NORTHWEST
JALAN GUNUNG BRINCHANG
Mount Berinchang
Orang Asli Village
Sungai Palas Tea Boh Estate		 T-junctions
V
Rose Valley
--- m above sea level		 V
Rose Valley		 T-junctions
Tringkap
--- m above sea level
Kampung Kuala Terla
--- m above sea level		 Kampung Kuala Terla
Orang Asli Village		 T-junctions
Blue Valley Tea Estate
--- m above sea level
C7
Blue Valley Tea Estate
V		 T-junctions
CAMERON HIGHLANDS
Second East-West Highway
--- m above sea level		 SECOND-EAST WEST HIGHWAY
WEST
Simpang Pulai
Ipoh
AH2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE
Bukit Kayu Hitam
Penang
Gopeng
Kuala Lumpur

EAST
Gua Musang
Kuala Lipis
Kuala Krai
Kota Bharu
Kuala Berang
Kuala Terengganu		 T-junctions
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