Batu Gajah Highway

Perak Route 8
Major junctions
West end: Pusing
 

5 Ipoh-Lumut Highway

Jalan Bemban

Jalan Tanjung Tualang

A117

Jalan Kuala Pinji
1 Federal Route 1

East end: Gopeng
Location
Primary
destinations:
Batu Gajah
Kellie's Castle
Highway system

Batu Gajah Highway (Perak state route A8) is a major highway in Perak, Malaysia. The highway connects Pusing in the west, passing Batu Gajah and Kellie's Castle until Gopeng in the east. This highway was upgraded from single carriageway into dual carriageway in 2001.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the highway is located at Gopeng, at its junctions with the Federal Route 1, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.

Features

Notable features

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

Sections with motorcycle lanes

List of junctions

kmExitJunctionsToRemarks
PUSING5 IPOH-LUMUT HIGHWAY

NORTH
5 Ipoh
5 Mengelembu
5 Lahat

SOUTH
73 Parit
5 Bandar Seri Iskandar
5 Lumut
5 Pangkor Island
T-junctions
5 IPOH-LUMUT HIGHWAY

BATU GAJAH HIGHWAY

BATU GAJAHWEST
JALAN BEMBAN
Pusing
Parit
Lumut
Sitiawan
Pangkor Island

SOUTH
JALAN TANJUNG TUALANG
Tanjung Tualang
109 Kampung Gajah
109 Pasir Salak
109 Teluk Intan
109 Pasir Salak Historical Complex
Roundabout
BATU GAJAH Batu Gajah railway stations
Railway crossing bridge
Sungai Kinta bridge
Jalan Kuala PinjiNORTH
A117
JALAN KUALA PINJI
Kampung Kuala Pinji
Pasir Pinji

SOUTH
BATU GAJAH BYPASS
(JALAN BEMBAN)
73 Parit
5 Bandar Seri Iskandar
5 Lumut
5 Pangkor Island
T-junctions
Kinta Kellas Estate
Kellie's CastleKELLIE'S CASTLE
V
T-junctions
Kinta Kellas Estate
Gopeng Tin Mines
BATU GAJAH HIGHWAY
Start/End of highway

199
0
GOPENGNORTH
1 Ipoh
1 Simpang Pulai
185 Cameron Highlands
185 Gua Musang
E1 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE
Bukit Kayu Hitam
Penang

SOUTH
1 Gopeng
1 Kampar
E1 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE
Kuala Lumpur
Tapah
T-junctions


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