Interior North–South Highway

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Jkr-ft22.png Jkr-ft500.png Jkr-ft501.png
Interior North South Highway
Route information
Length186 km (116 mi)
Major junctions
Northwest end Ranau (continues as Pan Borneo Highway)
 Jkr-ft22.png Federal Route 22
Jkr-ft500.png Malaysia Federal Route 500
Jkr-ft501.png Jalan Penampang
Jkr-ft---.svg SA2 Jalan Ranau-Tambunan
Kimanis-Keningau Highway
Jalan Tawau-Keningau
Southeast end Kemabung (continues to Tomani)
Location
Primary
destinations
Tambunan, Keningau, Sook(continues to Tawau), Tenom
Highway system

Interior North South Highway is a federal highway in Sabah, Malaysia, connecting Ranau to Kemabung. It serves as the main highway to replace Malaysia Federal Route 500 from Kota Kinabalu to towns and villages in the Interior Division of Sabah.

The length of the entire highway is expected to be about 186 kilometres (116 mi) for the Malaysian section.

List of interchanges

KmExitInterchangeToRemarks
Ranau North
Mamut

Southwest
Jkr-ft---.svg SA2 Jalan Ranau-Tambunan
SA2 Tambunan
Jkr-ft500.png Keningau
Junctions
-- m above sea levelTambunan bound,
Engage lower gear
Tambunan
Tambunan Roundabout
Jkr-ft---.svg SA2 Jalan Ranau-Tambunan
Ranau
Kundasang
Sandakan
Roundabout
Tambunan Tambunan town centreRoundabout
-- m above sea levelKeningau bound,
Engage lower gear
Apin-ApinJunctions
Keningau Town Hospital Hospital (malaysia).jpg Keningau Town HospitalRoundabout
Keningau Kimanis-Keningau Highway
Northwest
Crocker Range National Park
Kimanis
Roundabout
Keningau
Jalan Keningau-Sook
Jalan Keningau-Sook
Sook
Nabawan
Kalabakan
Tawau
Signalised T-junction
Jalan Patikang UluJalan Patikang Ulu
Kimanis
T-junction
Melalap
Tenom Jalan Tenom-Ponontomon
Ponontomon
Sabah Agriculture Park
Roundabout
Southwest
Jkr-ft---.svg SA3 Jalan Tenom-Sipitang
Sipitang
Sindumin
Lawas
-- m above sea levelTenom bound,
Engage lower gear
SMK KemabongSMK KemabongRoundabout
KemabungKemabung DistrictRoundabout

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