Malaysia Federal Route 24

Federal Route 24
Jalan Muar–Yong Peng
Route information
Maintained by Malaysian Public Works Department
Length	65.31 km (40.58 mi)
Existed	1869–present
History	Completed in 1870 and then widened and straightened in 1890
Major junctions
West end	Muar (Bandar Maharani) Bentayan Roundabout
Major intersections	FT 5 Federal Route 5 J140 State Route J140 FT 224 Muar Bypass J135 State Route J135 J133 State Route J133 J131 State Route J131 FT 85 Federal Route 85 J128 State Route J128 J19 State Route J19 J126 State Route J126 J13 State Route J13 J35 State Route J35 J125 State Route J125 North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 FT 1 / AH142 Federal Route 1
East end	Yong Peng
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Bakri, Parit Sulong, Batu Pahat, Tongkang Pechah, Parit Yaani
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

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. It is also a main route to North–South Expressway via Yong Peng Interchange.

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

Main article: Battle of Muar

See also: Battle of Muar § Siege of Bakri, and Battle of Muar § Parit Sulong Bridge

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.

Features

• Parit Sulong Historical (demolished in 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, with a speed limit of 90 km/h.

Junction and town lists

The entire route is located in Johor.

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

District	Subdistrict	Km	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Muar	Muar	0.0	I/S	Muar Bentayan Roundabout	FT 5 Malaysia Federal Route 5 – Malacca, Tangkak, Jementah, Segamat, Pagoh, Labis, Parit Bakar, Parit Jawa, Batu Pahat, Pontian North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 – Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru	Roundabout
				Muar Jalan Dato' Haji Hassan	Jalan Dato' Haji Hassan	Junctions
				Muar Jalan Hashim	Jalan Hashim	T-junctions
				Muar Jalan Sakeh	Jalan Sakeh	T-junctions
				Muar Jalan Haji Jaib	Jalan Haji Jaib	T-junctions
			L/B	McDonald's Drive Thru	McDonald's Drive Thru
				Muar Jalan Haji Abdullah	Jalan Haji Abdullah – Sungai Abong, Road Transport Department Malaysia (JPJ) district branch office	T-junctions
				Muar Jalan Dato' Haji Kosai	J140 Jalan Dato' Haji Kosai – Parit Bakar, Parit Jawa	T-junctions
				Bandar Maharani Gateway Arch
				Muar Bypass	FT 224 Muar Bypass – Malacca, Tangkak, Jementah, Segamat, Pagoh, Parit Bakar, Parit Jawa, Batu Pahat, Pontian North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 – Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru	Interchange
				Simpang Jeram	J135 Johor State Route J135 – Jorak, Sungai Terap, Bukit Pasir, Pagoh, Bandar Universiti Pagoh North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 – Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru	T-junctions
				Jalan Sri Tanjung	J133 Johor State Route J133 – Bukit Mor, Parit Jawa	T-junctions
				Kampung Batu Lima
				Bakri Muslim Cemetery
				Bakri	Sekolah Menengah Sains PDRM Bakri	T-junctions
				Bakri	Jalan Ujong	Corner T-junctions
				Japanese War Cemetery		Historical site
				Bakri Cemetery	Chinese cemetery, Christian Cemetery, Hindu cemetery	T-junctions
				Bakri Industrial Area		T-junctions
				Siege of Bakri Historical Site	Siege of Bakri Historical Site	Historical site during World War II Historical site
				Paya Bakri	J131 Jalan Bukit Mor – Bukit Mor, Parit Jawa, Batu Pahat	T-junctions
			BR	Sungai Sarang Buaya bridge
				Kampung Kenangan
				Bukit Bakri-WCE	West Coast Expressway	Under planning
				Bukit Naning
				Parit Jepun
				Parit Tengah	FT 85 Malaysia Federal Route 85 – Pekan Baru Parit Yusuf, Sungai Balang, Batu Pahat	T-junctions
				Parit Hassan Ahmad Satu
Batu Pahat	Yong Peng			Kampung Parit Gantong
				Jalan Pagoh–Parit Sulong	J128 Johor State Route J128 – Kangkar Senangar, Pagoh North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 – Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru	T-junctions
				Parit Sulong Jalan Simpang Lima–Parit Sulong	J19 Johor State Route J19 – Simpang Lima, Peserai, Batu Pahat	T-junctions
				Parit Sulong
				Parit Sulong Parit Sulong War Memorial	Parit Sulong War Memorial V	Historical site during World War II Historical site
			BR	Sungai Simpang Kiri bridge Parit Sulong Bridge
				Jalan Parit Sulong–Tongkang Pechah	J126 Johor State Route J126 – Tongkang Pechah, Batu Pahat	T-junctions
				Kampung Baharu
				Kampung Kangkar Merlimau
				Kampung Mohd Noor
				Tongkang Pechah-WCE	West Coast Expressway	Under planning
				Jalan Tongkang Pechah	J13 Johor State Route J13 – Tongkang Pechah, Batu Pahat	T-junctions
				Jalan Seri Medan	J35 Johor State Route J35 – Seri Medan	T-junctions
				Kampung Seri Wangi
				Parit Yaani	J125 Johor State Route J125 – Sri Bengkal, Sri Gading, Parit Raja	T-junctions
				Kampung Parit Tengah
				Kampung Parit Serani
				PLUS PLUS Expressways section maintenances office PROPEL PROPEL section maintenances office
				Yong Peng North-NSE	North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 – Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Pagoh, Ayer Hitam, Simpang Renggam, Johor Bahru	T-junctions
				Yong Peng Muslim Cemetery
			R/R	Yong Peng R/R	Yong Peng R/R – Petron Restoran Lucky Garden
				Kampung Parit Awang
			BR	Sungai Bekok bridge
				Yong Peng	FT 1 / AH142 Malaysia Federal Route 1 – Gemas, Kuantan, Segamat, Labis, Ayer Hitam, Kluang, Mersing, Simpang Renggam North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 – Ayer Hitam, Simpang Renggam, Johor Bahru	T-junctions

Gallery

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  Parit Sulong Bridge (Sungai Simpang Kiri Bridge) at Parit Sulong