Malaysia Federal Route 56

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Federal Route 56
Jalan Gap-Bukit Fraser
Snakes in the jungle.tif
Route information
Length7.72 km (4.80 mi)
Existed1919–present
Major junctions
Summit end Fraser's Hill
Major intersectionsMYS Jkr-ft55.svg FT 55 Federal Route 55
MYS Jkr-ft422.svg FT 422 Jalan Genting
MYS Jkr-ft422.svg FT 422 Jalan Lady Guillemard
MYS Jkr-ft148.svg FT 148 Jalan Bukit Fraser 2
Downhill endThe Gap
Location
Country Malaysia
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]

Contents

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 R1 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 40 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.

kmExitNameDestinationsNotes
0.0The GapEntry only from MYS Jkr-ft55.svg FT 55
Fraser's Hill
Jalan Mager (Mager Road)
East
MYS Jkr-ft422.svg FT 422 Jalan Mager (Mager Road)
Banglo Sultan Sulaiman (Selangor State Rest House)
Sri Berkat Rest House
T-junction
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Hulu Selangor district border
Selangor-Pahang border
Fraser's Hill border marker line
----m above sea level
Pahang Darul Makmur
Raub district border
Fraser's HillFraser's Hill police station
Fraser's Hill fire station
Fraser's Hill
Fraser's Hill Town Centre
(Fraser's Hill clock tower)
North
MYS Jkr-ft422.svg FT 422 Jalan Genting (Genting Road)
Puncak Inn
Jeriau Waterfall
Ye Olde Smokehouse
Pine Tree Trail

East
MYS Jkr-ft422.svg FT 422 Jalan Lady Guillemard (Lady Guillemard Road)
Shahzan Inn
The Gap via MYS Jkr-ft148.svg FT 148
Kuala Kubu Bharu via MYS Jkr-ft55.svg FT 55
Raub via MYS Jkr-ft55.svg FT 55
Kuala Lumpur via MYS Jkr-ft1.svg FT 1
Roundabout

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References

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