Malaysia Federal Route 56

Federal Route 56
Jalan Gap-Bukit Fraser
Route information
Length: 7.7 km (4.8 mi)
Existed: 1919 – present
Major junctions
Summit end: Fraser's Hill
  Federal Route 55
Jalan Genting
Jalan Lady Guillemard
Jalan Bukit Fraser 2
Downhill end: The Gap
Location
Primary
destinations:		 English Cottage
Hill Resorts
Highway system

Jalan Bukit Fraser 1 or Jalan Gap-Bukit Fraser, Federal Route 56, is a federal road in Fraser's Hill, both in Selangor and Pahang state, Malaysia. Unlike most federal roads in Malaysia, Jalan Bukit Fraser is a single-lane federal road, which direction was used to be reversed hourly before the newer Jalan Bukit Fraser 2 route 148 was completed in 2001 for downhill traffic. Now the road is used for uphill traffic at all times. The road is only open during daytime for safety reasons. It is maintained by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) and the Fraser's Hill Development Corporation (FHDC).[1]

Timetable for the road up to Fraser's Hill

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 56 starts at The Gap.

History

The road was constructed by the British on 1919. In 1919, work started on the access road to the hill station from The Gap and by 1922, the hill station named Fraser's Hill was opened to visitors.

Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 56 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

List of junctions

The entire route is located within the district of Raub, Pahang. All junctions listed are at-grade intersections unless stated otherwise.

km Exit Name Destinations Notes
0.0 The Gap Entry only
Fraser's Hill
Jalan Mager (Mager Road)		 Jalan Mager (Mager Road) - Banglo Sultan Sulaiman (Selangor State Rest House) T-junctions
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Hulu Selangor district border

Fraser's Hill border marker line
Selangor-Pahang border
----m above sea level

Pahang Darul Makmur
Raub district border
Fraser's Hill Fraser's Hill police station
Fraser's Hill fire station
Fraser's Hill
Fraser's Hill summit
(Fraser's Hill clock tower)		 Jalan Genting (Genting Road) - Puncak Inn, Jeriau Waterfall, Ye Olde Smokehouse, Pine Tree Trail
Jalan Lady Guillemard (Lady Guillemard Road) - Shahzan Inn, Raub, Kuala Lumpur		 Roundabout

References

  1. ↑ Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013). Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department. 2013. pp. 16–64. ISSN 1985-9619.
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