Jalan Syed Putra
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| 2 Federal route 2 |
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| Length (kilometres) | -- |
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| Direction | North - South |
| Start | Kuala Lumpur Bulatan Kinabalu |
| Main destinations | Brickfields Petaling Jaya Shah Alam Klang |
| End | Seputeh |
| Construction Began | 1905 |
| Construction End | 1908 |
| Roads joined | 1 Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road AH 2 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Jalan Tun Sambanthan 2 Federal Highway E 37 Salak Expressway 2 Jalan Klang Lama |
| Asian Highway Network | {{{Asian Highway Network}}} |
Jalan Syed Putra (formerly Jalan Lornie) (Federal route 2) is a major road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was named after Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail, the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong, which used to reside at Istana Negara which lies at one end of the road.
Jalan Syed Putra was previously known as Lornie Drive during the British administration. The name was taken after J. Lornie, one of the British Residents of Selangor in the 1920s. Lornie was also the president of the Royal Selangor Golf Club in 1926.
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[edit] Landmarks
At the helm of the road is Wisma Tun Sambathan, which stands tall over the rest of the structures in the area. Surrounding the building are small banks and offices including the Darul Takaful Finance Area, which was originally the UMBC Bank building and then the Sime Darby Securities office.
Kuen Cheng Girls School, one of the country's top schools, sits next to Istana Negara, which is located in between Jalan Syed Putra and Jalan Kuching. Temples like the Yuen Tong Chee adds a splash of red to the serene road. There are still many old shop houses along the road which do not get a lot of traffic. They usually cater to the local community in Robson Hill.
Further down the road sits the KEMAS training centre that is facilitated by the Rural and Regional Development Ministry. The headquarters of the Selangor and Federal Territory Family Planning Association and the Malaysian International Youth Home are also nestled quietly along the road.
A new structure that has also made its presence felt is Mid Valley Megamall that sits at the end of the road, a marked change from the road’s heyday.
[edit] Infrastructure
Along the road runs Klang River, which has now been paved to support heavy monsoon rain and modern development.
Jalan Syed Putra is now connected to Jalan Tun Sambanthan through different roads while before it was only connected through a bridge across the Klang River.
[edit] List of Interchanges and Junctions
| Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks |
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| KUALA LUMPUR Bulatan Kinabalu |
NORTH JALAN SULTAN MOHAMMAD () Jalan Hang Kasturi (Cecil Street) Jalan Cheng Lock (Foch Avenue) Central Market 1 KUALA LUMPUR INNER RING ROAD JALAN KINABALU (River Road) NORTHWEST Ipoh Jalan Raja Jalan Raja Laut SOUTHEAST Stadium Merdeka Stadium Negara Cheras Seremban |
Roundabout | ||
| Public Bank | JALAN SULTAN SULAIMAN (Sulaiman Road) WEST Jalan Tun Sambanthan Brickfields Kuala Lumpur old railway station Masjid Negara |
Junctions | ||
| Istana Negara | AH 2 KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 1 WEST Ipoh Kuantan KL Sentral Muzium Negara Parliament House Tugu Negara EAST Sungai Besi Seremban Istana Negara |
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| Klang bound Maximum height limit 4.5 m |
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| Kuen Cheng Girls School | Kuen Cheng Girls School | |||
| U-Turn | U-Turn | |||
| Jalan Robson | JALAN ROBSON Thean Hou Temple |
Ramp off from Kuala Lumpur | ||
| Brickfields South | NORTH JALAN TUN SAMBANTHAN (Jalan Brickfields) Brickfields KL Sentral Bangsar Seputeh NORTHEAST JALAN ROBSON Thean Hou Temple |
Parcelo interchange | ||
| Kuala Lumpur bound Maximum height limit 4.5 m |
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| Volvo | Mid Valley Megamall Volvo Seputeh |
Interchange | ||
| SEPUTEH | SOUTH 2JALAN KLANG LAMA Kuchai Lama Puchong EAST  E 37 SALAK EXPRESSWAYCheras Kajang Seremban Melaka Johor Bahru WEST 2 FEDERAL HIGHWAYBangsar Petaling Jaya Shah Alam Klang SOUTHWEST E 10 NEW PANTAI EXPRESSWAYBandar Sunway Subang Jaya |
Stacked interchange |
[edit] References
- Serene charm on quiet road, The Star, April 7, 2007.
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