Malaysia Federal Route 78

Federal Route 78
Kuala Kedah Highway
Route information
Maintained by Malaysian Public Works Department
Length	8.78 km (5.46 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Kuala Kedah
Major intersections	K365 Jalan Tok Pasai K1 State Route K1 FT 255 Sultanah Bahiyah Highway FT 1 Sultan Abdul Halim Highway
East end	Alor Setar
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Langkawi, Kota Kuala Kedah, Alor Janggus
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Kuala Kedah Highway, Federal Route 78, is a major highway in Kedah, Malaysia. It is also a main route to Langkawi Island via Kuala Kedah.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 78 starts at Kuala Kedah.

Features

At most sections, the Federal Route 78 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h (56 mph).

Junction lists

The entire route is located in Kota Setar District, Kedah.

Legend:

• I/C - Interchange, I/S - Intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - Overhead bridge restaurant, R/R - Restaurant and rest plaza, L/B - Layby, V/P - Vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - Toll plaza, BR - Bridge

• C - Cloverleaf, S - Stack, T-A - Trumpet-A, T-B - Trumpet-B, DT - Directional-T/Y, SDT - Semi-Directional-T/Y, P-Y - Partial-Y, D - Diamond, P-C - Partial cloverleaf, D-D - Diverging diamond, D-R - Direct ramp

Location	km	mi	Name	Destinations	Notes
Kuala Kedah	0.0	0.0	Kuala Kedah	K365 Jalan Tok Pasai – Kuala Kedah ferry terminal (Ferry to Langkawi Island), Kota Kuala Kedah	Junctions
			Taman Bahtera
			Taman Juragan
			Jalan Pantai Barat Kedah	K1 Kedah State Route K1 – Yan, Semeling, Bedong	T-junctions
			Kampung Lorong Ayer Masin
			Kampung Teluk Layang
			Kampung Teluk Kechai
			Kampung Teluk Chengai	Kampung Masjid Lama
Alor Setar			Taman Pelangi
	8.0	5.0	Sultanah Bahiyah Highway	FT 255 Sultanah Bahiyah Highway – Kangar, Alor Janggus, Kepala Batas, Jitra, Sungai Petani, Gurun, Kota Sarang Semut North–South Expressway Northern Route / AH2  – Hat Yai (Thailand), Bukit Kayu Hitam, Pendang, Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur	Junctions
	8.7	5.4	Alor Setar	FT 1 Sultan Abdul Halim Highway – City Centre, Kota Sarang Semut, Gurun, Sungai Petani	T-junctions
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi