Jalan Gunung Brinchang

Jalan Gunung Brinchang, Federal Route 432, is a federal road in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. It is the highest paved road in Malaysia.[1][2] It is also a main route to the Sungai Palas Tea BOH Estate.

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Federal Route 432
Jalan Gunung Brinchang
Route information
Length6.7 km (4.2 mi)
Existed1920s–present
Major junctions
East end FT 59 Jalan Brinchang
Major intersections FT 59 Jalan Brinchang
West endGunung Brinchang
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Sungai Palas Tea BOH Estate
Highway system

Route background

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Jalan Gunung Brinchang is a 6.7-km single-lane paved road from the bottom to the top of Gunung Brinchang. Its terminal junction at the Federal Route 59 is located about 4.2 km from Brinchang, Cameron Highlands. The gradient varies between 5% and 10% until the end of the maintenance limit border at Gunung Irau camping site, where the gradient becomes steeper (up to 20%). As a result, the speed limit for this road is 20 km/h only. As a result, the short 6.7-km journey from the bottom to the top may take about half an hour.[3]

At most sections, the Federal Route 432 was built under the JKR R1 road standard, with a speed limit of 20 km/h.

List of junctions

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Km Exit Junctions To Remarks
  FT 432
0
  FT 59 Jalan Brinchang   FT 59 Jalan Brinchang

North
  FT 59 Kuala Terla
  FT 185 Simpang Pulai
  FT 1 Ipoh
  FT 185 Gua Musang
  FT 8 Kota Bharu

South
  FT 59 Brinchang
  FT 59 Tanah Rata
  FT 59 Ringlet
  FT 102 Kuala Lipis
  FT 102 Raub
   East Coast Expressway   FT 2 Kuantan
  FT 59 Tapah
   North–South Expressway Northern Route   AH2 Kuala Lumpur
T-junctions
Start/end of narrow roads
  V   V
Jalan Sungai Palas
Sungai Palas Tea BOH Estate
East
Jalan Sungai Palas
Sungai Palas Tea BOH Estate
BOH Tea Factory
Visitor Centre, Tea Shop and Stall
  V      
T-junctions
  V   V
Brinchang Orang Asli village
  V   V
    Gunung Irau camping site
Hutan Lipur Mossy
    V
  FT 432
6.7
Gunung Brinchang
2032 m above sea level
Gunung Brinchang
VHF Stations
Microwave Stations

  V
Start/end of narrow roads

Pahang-Perak border at the VHF stations

References

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  1. ^ Gunung Irau - Gunung Brinchang, Cameron Highland, Pahang Archived 2009-03-11 at the Wayback Machine - from Kelab Orang Gunung Kuala Lumpur.
  2. ^ Statistik Jalan (Edisi 2014). Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Public Works Department. 2014. pp. 16–46. ISSN 1985-9619.
  3. ^ "Jalan Gunung Brinchang FT432". Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.