Malaysia Federal Route 55
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Jalan Kuala Kubu Bharu-Teranum Jalan Pahang (Kuala Kubu Bharu) | |
| Route information | |
| Length: | 53.2 km (33.1 mi) |
| Existed: | 1887[1] – present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end: | Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor |
 Federal Route 1 Jalan Bukit Fraser Jalan Bukit Fraser 2 Federal Route 218 | |
| East end: | Teranum, Raub, Pahang |
| Location | |
| Primary destinations: |
Peretak Fraser's Hill Teranum Bentong |
| Highway system | |
Federal Route 55 or Jalan Kuala Kubu Bharu-Teranum (or also as Jalan Pahang in Kuala Kubu Bharu) is a 53.2-km federal road connecting the states of Selangor and Pahang in Malaysia. It is the first federal road ever being constructed in Pahang.[1] The road connects Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor to Teranum near Raub in Pahang. It is the main access route to Fraser's Hill.[2]
Route background
The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 55 is located at Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor, at its intersection with the Federal Route 1, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia. After passing Kuala Kubu Bharu town centre, it runs along the eastern circumference of the Selangor Dam. Shortly after passing the Selangor Dam, the road becomes winding as it ascends the Titiwangsa Range until its intersection with the uphill road to Fraser's Hill near the Selangor-Pahang state border. Then, the road descends downhill, running in parallel with the Teranum River until its eastern terminus at Teranum where it meets with the Malaysia Federal Route 218.[3]
History
The Federal Route 55 is the earliest federal road ever constructed in Pahang. It was constructed as an 80-mile bridle track from Kuala Kubu Bharu to Kuala Lipis known as the Kuala Kubu-Kuala Lipis Road. In 1915, a road was constructed from Teranum to Bentong, forming the southern pioneer route for the Federal Route 8. The entire roadway was upgraded and paved in 1928 with the specific cost of RM2,004 per mile (or RM1,237 per kilometre), which was considered as the most expensive road project at that time.[1] Portion of the Kuala Kubu-Kuala Lipis Road from Teranum to Raub, together with the road from Teranum to Bentong, would later form a part of the Federal Route 8 before the winding Bentong-Raub old road was bypassed by a new, more straight super two road in conjunction with the opening of FELDA Lurah Bilut.[4] Therefore, the bypassed old road is now re-gazetted as the Federal Route 218.[5]
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.
During the Malayan Emergency, Sir Henry Gurney, a British High Commissioner in Malaya was assassinated by the Malayan Communist Party terrorists at Mile 56 ½, Kuala Kubu Road on 7 October 1951, on his way to Fraser's Hill.[6] The communist terrorists ambushed his Rolls Royce Silver Wraith and shot him to death. His remains was buried at the Cheras Road Christian Cemetery (now Cheras War Cemetery) at Jalan Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.[6][7] A memorial signboard was later erected by Malaysian Public Works Department at the site of the incident.[8]
At the end of 1990s, a new water dam known as the Sungai Selangor Dam was constructed to cater the increasing water demand in the Klang Valley. During construction of the Sungai Selangor Dam, a 7.7-km super two road was built to replace the existing roadway at the Sungai Selangor Dam construction site. Construction starts on 2001 and was completed in 2003. This road has two bridges, the Sungai Selangor bridge and the Sungai Peretak bridge.[9]
List of junctions and towns
| km | Exit | Junctions | To | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 0 | Kuala Kubu Bharu Kuala Kubu Road Federal Route Junctions | North Tanjung Malim Slim River Ipoh Sabak BernamUniversiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI)     North-South Expressway Northern RouteBukit Kayu Hitam Ipoh Kuala Lumpur Klang West Jalan Stesen Keretapi Kuala Kubu Bharu railway station South Rasa Batang Kali Rawang Kuala Lumpur | Junctions | ||
 Kuala Kubu Bharu Rest and Service Area | .jpg){kind=small} .jpg){kind=small}  .jpg){kind=small} .jpg){kind=small} | ||||
| Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) district branch office | |||||
| Kuala Kubu Bharu Taman Teratai | |||||
| Kuala Kubu Bharu Jalan Tun Salleh Ismail | North Jalan Tun Salleh Ismail | T-junctions | |||
| Kuala Kubu Bharu Jalan Syed Masyor | North Jalan Syed Masyor Hospital Kuala Kubu Bharu .jpg){kind=small} Perpustakaan Syed Masahor (Hulu Selangor District Library) | T-junctions | |||
| Masjid Jamek Al-Rahimiah | |||||
| Stadium Mini Kuala Kubu Bharu | |||||
| Majlis Daerah Hulu Selangor (MDHS) headquarters | Majlis Daerah Hulu Selangor (MDHS) headquarters Monument of Kuala Kubu Tragedy | ||||
| Kuala Kubu Bharu Jalan Merdeka | North Jalan Merdeka Town Centre Kuala Kubu Bharu Post Office | T-junctions | |||
| Kuala Kubu Bharu Jalan Ampang Pechah | North Jalan Bukit Kerajaan Government Offices Hulu Selangor District and Land Offices Kuala Kubu Bharu Magistrate Court South B54 Jalan Ampang PechahAmpang Pechah (Site of the original Kuala Kubu) Rasa Kuala Lumpur Darul Quran Jakim | Junctions | |||
| Hindu Temple | |||||
| Kuala Kubu Bharu Jalan Kubu | North Jalan Kubu Town Centre Hulu Selangor District Police Headquarters | T-junctions | |||
| Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) Hulu Selangor District Headquarters | |||||
| Sungai Kubu bridge | |||||
| Taman Bukit Bunga | |||||
| Sungai Kelempung bridge | |||||
| Taman Selesa | |||||
| Kuala Kubu Bharu Ranger Office | |||||
| Kampung Asam Kumbang ----m above sea level | |||||
| Start/End of narrow roads | |||||
| Kampung Gerachi ----m above sea level | North Jalan Baru Kampung Gerachi Kampung Gerachi | T-junctions | |||
| Sungai Selangor bridge ----m above sea level | |||||
| Start/End of dual carriageway | |||||
| Sungai Selangor Dam | Sungai Selangor Dam Splash visitor centre .jpg){kind=small} V | T-junctions | |||
| Start/End of dual carriageway | |||||
| Sungai Peretak bridge | |||||
| Kampung Peretak ----m above sea level | North Jalan Baru Kampung Peretak Kampung Peretak | T-junctions | |||
| Start/End of narrow roads | |||||
| Sungai Chilling bridge | Old bridge Historical site | ||||
Sungai Chilling waterfalls .jpg){kind=small} ----m above sea level | Sungai Chilling waterfalls Sungai Chilling Fish Sanctuary V .jpg){kind=small} | ||||
| Sungai Gumut waterfalls ----m above sea level | Sungai Gumut waterfalls Sungai Chilling Fish Sanctuary V | ||||
| Sungai Gumut bridge | |||||
| Sir Henry Gurney's murder site ----m above sea level | Sir Henry Gurney's murder site | Historical site during Malayan Emergency (1948-1960) | |||
| Fraser's Hill The Gap | |||||
| The Gap Public Toilet | | ||||
| The Gap Pedestrian Suspension Bridge | |||||
| The Gap Rest House | |||||
| The Gap Pedestrian Suspension Bridge | |||||
| Fraser's Hill The Gap ----m above sea level | Summit Jalan Bukit Fraser Fraser's Hill | Entry only T-junctions | |||
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Selangor district border | |||||
| Fraser's Hill The Gap Border Arch Selangor-Pahang border ----m above sea level | |||||
| Pahang Darul Makmur Raub district border | |||||
| The Gap Layby | | ||||
| Fraser's Hill Jalan Bukit Fraser 2 ----m above sea level | Summit Jalan Bukit Fraser 2 | Exit only No entry T-junctions | |||
| Fraser's Hill The Gap | |||||
| Sungai Teranum bridge ----m above sea level | |||||
| Sungai Teranum bridge ----m above sea level | |||||
| Kampung Sungai Terong Manis ----m above sea level | |||||
| Raub Teranum Jalan Lama Bentong-Raub junctions----m above sea level | North Raub Benta Kuala LipisSouth Kampung Sungai Chetang Sang Lee Bentong | T-junctions | |||
References
- 1 2 3 Roads in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Ministry of Works. 2011. p. 16. ISBN 978-967-5399-17-6.
- ↑ Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2013). Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department. 2013. pp. 16–64. ISSN 1985-9619.
- ↑ Inventori Rangkaian Jalan Utama Persekutuan Semenanjung Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Ministry of Works. 2009. ISBN 978-983-44278-2-5.
- ↑ "Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia @ Cameron Highlands 2013 Part 1: Jalan Persekutuan 8 (Bentong-Raub)". 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ↑ Inventori Rangkaian Jalan Utama Persekutuan Semenanjung Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Ministry of Works. 2009. pp. 470–471. ISBN 978-983-44278-2-5.
- 1 2 "Pembunuhan Sir Henry Gurney". Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah (in Malay). National Archives of Malaysia. 1951-10-07. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ↑ Slain British Officer Bured
- ↑ "Memartabatkan jalan raya melalui tugu peringatan". Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia. 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ↑ Mokhtar Jaafar et. al. "Indeks Kualiti Air (IKA) Sg. Selangor pasca pembinaan Empangan Sg. Selangor" (PDF). Geografia - Malaysian Journal of Society and Space (in Malay) (3): 68–75. Retrieved 1 September 2015.