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Malaysia Federal Route 24

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Existed:
  
1869 – present

Length
  
65.3 km

East end:
  
Yong Peng

Constructed
  
1869

History:
  
Completed in 1870 and then widened and straightened in 1890

West end:
  
Muar (Bandar Maharani)Bulatan Bentayan

Primarydestinations:
  
BakriParit SulongBatu PahatTongkang PechahParit Yaani

Federal Route 24, or Jalan Muar-Yong Peng, is a federal road in Johor, Malaysia. The roads connects Muar (Bandar Maharani) in the west to Yong Peng in the east.

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Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 24 is located at Bulatan Bentayan roundabout in Muar (Bandar Maharani), at its interchange with the Federal Route 5, the main trunk road of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

History

The Federal Route 24 is one of the earliest roads in the state of Johor. It was built in 1869 as a village road and was completed in 1870 Then the road was widened and straightened by Dato' Mohd. Salleh bin Perang (Dato 'Bentara Luar) in 1890. At that time, the Federal Route 24 holds the record as the longest straight and flat road in Malaya.

This road has a notable history especially during World War II.

Main article: Battle of Muar, See also;Siege of BakriBattle of Parit Sulong Bridge

Features

  • Parit Sulong Historical Bridge (demolished on 1997)
  • Parit Sulong War Memorial in Parit Sulong
  • Siege of Bakri historical site
  • Bakri Japanese war cemetery during Battle of Muar in World War II

    • At most sections, the Federal Route 24 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

    References

    Malaysia Federal Route 24 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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