Batu Gajah Highway

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Perak Route 8
Major junctions
West end Pusing
 Jkr-ft5.png Ipoh–Lumut Highway
Jkr-ft---.svg A108 Jalan Bemban
Jkr-ft---.svg A15 Jalan Tanjung Tualang
Jkr-ft---.svg A117 Jalan Kuala Pinji
Jkr-ft1.png 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 central Peninsular Malaysia.

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

List of junctions

kmExitJunctionsToRemarks
Pusing Jkr-ft5.png Ipoh–Lumut Highway

North
Jkr-ft5.png Ipoh
Jkr-ft5.png Mengelembu
Jkr-ft5.png Lahat

South
Jkr-ft73.png Parit
Jkr-ft5.png Bandar Seri Iskandar
Jkr-ft5.png Lumut
Jkr-ft5.png Pangkor Island
T-junctions
Jkr-ft5.png Ipoh–lumut Highway
Jkr-ft---.svg A8 Batu Gajah Highway
Batu Gajah West
Jkr-ft---.svg A108 Jalan Bemban
Pusing
Parit
Lumut
Sitiawan
Pangkor Island

South
Jkr-ft---.svg A15 Jalan Tanjung Tualang
Jkr-ft---.svg A15 Tanjung Tualang
Jkr-ft109.png Kampung Gajah
Jkr-ft109.png Pasir Salak
Jkr-ft109.png Teluk Intan
Jkr-ft109.png Pasir Salak Historical Complex
Roundabout
Batu Gajah Parking (malaysia).jpg Batu Gajah railway stations
Railway crossing bridge
Sungai Kinta bridge
Jalan Kuala PinjiNorth
Jkr-ft---.svg A117 Jalan Kuala Pinji
Kampung Kuala Pinji
Pasir Pinji

South
Jkr-ft---.svg A108 Batu Gajah Bypass
(Jalan Bemban)
Jkr-ft73.png Parit
Jkr-ft5.png Bandar Seri Iskandar
Jkr-ft5.png Lumut
Jkr-ft5.png Pangkor Island
T-junctions
Kinta Kellas Estate
Kellie's Castle Kellie's Castle
Parking (malaysia).jpg V Information centre (malaysia).jpg
T-junctions
Kinta Kellas Estate
Gopeng Tin Mines
Jkr-ft---.svg A8 Batu Gajah Highway
Start/End of highway
Jkr-ft199.png
0
Gopeng North
Jkr-ft1.png Ipoh
Jkr-ft1.png Simpang Pulai
Jkr-ft185.png Cameron Highlands
Jkr-ft185.png Gua Musang
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e1.svgTabliczka AH2.svg AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route
Bukit Kayu Hitam
Penang

South
Jkr-ft1.png Gopeng
Jkr-ft1.png Kampar
Malaysia expressway logo.svgMes-e1.svgTabliczka AH2.svg AH2 North–South Expressway Northern Route
Kuala Lumpur
Tapah
T-junctions


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