Federal Route 60 is a federal road in

Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

. The road connects

Changkat Jering Changkat Jering ( Jawi: چڠكت جريڠ; ) is a small town in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia. It connects Taiping to the North–South Expressway via the southern exit. Changkat Jering is famed for its big weekly evening m ...

in the north to Kampung Koh in the south. The roads also a main route to

North–South Expressway Northern Route The North–South Expressway Northern Route is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The expressway forms the north section of the North–South Expressway, passing thro ...

via Changkat Jering Interchange.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 60 starts at Simpang Changkat Jering, at its interchange with the Federal Route 1, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.

History

After the completion of

Dinding Bypass Dinding Bypass, Federal Route 60, is a highway bypass in Manjung district, Perak, Malaysia. The bypass connecting Damar Laut in the north until Sitiawan in the south. The bypass was opened on 30 April 2001. It also featured the second longest ...

(including

Raja Pemaisuri Bainun Bridge {{Infobox bridge , bridge_name = Sungai Dinding Bridge , image = , caption = , official_name = Raja Pemaisuri Bainun Bridge , native_name = Jambatan Raja Pemaisuri BainunJambatan Sungai Dinding , locale = Federal Route 60 Dinding Bypass, ...

) and

Sitiawan Bypass Sitiawan Bypass, Federal Route 60, is a highway bypass in Manjung district, Perak, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of M ...

. The Federal Route 60 then extended towards south and passing a major towns such as

Sitiawan Sitiawan (alternate spelling: Setiawan; origin: from Malay, a portmanteau of '' Setia Kawan'', meaning "Loyal Friend") is a mukim and town in Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia. The region spans an area of . In the year 2000, the populat ...

Seri Manjung Seri Manjung is a town and the district capital of the Manjung District in Perak, Malaysia. The town was developed by State Government of Perak under Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Perak in the 1980s. It is located 7 km from Lumut and 70 ...

and then finally

Kampung Koh A kampong (''kampung'' in Malay and Indonesian) is the term for a village in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and a "port" in Cambodia. The term applies to traditional villages, especially of the indigenous people, and has also been used t ...

where its interchange with the

Federal Route 5 Route 5, or Highway 5, may refer to routes in the following countries: International * Asian Highway 5 * European route E05 * European route E005 Argentina * National Route 5 Australia New South Wales * M5 Motorway (Sydney) * The Detou ...

, the main trunk road of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Features

There are two highway bypass of the Federal Route 60 including: *

At most sections, the Federal Route 60 is windy with many sharp curves, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 70 km/h. There are no overlaps, alternate routes, or sections with motorcycle lanes.

List of junctions and towns

References

* Source: Malaysia Road Atlas, World Express Mapping {{Malaysian Federal Roads Malaysian Federal Roads