Perak State Route A8, Batu Gajah Highway 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.

Perak Route 8
Major junctions
West endPusing
Major intersections FT 3152 Federal Route 3152
A15 State Route A15
A117 State Route A117
FT 1 Federal Route 1
East endGopeng
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Batu Gajah, Kellie's Castle
Highway system

Route background

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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.

Junction lists

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The entire route is located in Kinta District, Perak.

Legend:

LocationkmmiNameDestinationsNotes
Batu GajahBatu Gajah
Taman Bemban
FT 3152 Malaysia Federal Route 3152 – Ipoh, Mengelembu, Lahat, Parit, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Lumut, Pangkor Island
Lorong Bemban – Taman Bemban, Taman Bemban Jaya, Taman Permai, Kampung Bemban
Junctions
Batu GajahA15 Perak State Route A15 – Ipoh, Pusing, Tanjung Tualang, Kampung Gajah, Pasir Salak, Teluk Intan, Pasir Salak Historical ComplexIntersections
Batu Gajah Batu Gajah railway station KTM ETS
Batu GajahA268 Jalan Lembah Permai Utama – Pengkalan, Lahat, IpohT-junctions
Railway crossing bridge
Kinta River bridge
Jalan Kuala Pinji A117 (A117) Jalan Kuala Pinji  – Kampung Kuala Pinji, Pasir Pinji
FT 3152 Malaysia Federal Route 3152 – Parit, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Lumut, Pangkor Island
Junctions
Kinta Kellas Estate
Kellie's CastleKellie's Castle V T-junctions
Kinta Kellas Estate
GopengGopeng Tin Mines
0.00.0Gopeng FT 1 Malaysia Federal Route 1 – Ipoh, Simpang Pulai, Cameron Highlands, Gua Musang, Gopeng, Kampar
North–South Expressway Northern Route / AH2 Bukit Kayu Hitam, Penang, Tapah, Kuala Lumpur
T-junctions
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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