Federal Route 185 | |
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Second East-West Highway (Simpang Pulai-Kuala Berang Highway) |
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Route information | |
Length: | 313.6 km (194.9 mi) |
Existed: | 2001 – present |
History: | Completed in 2004 |
Major junctions | |
West end: | Simpang Pulai, Perak |
Jalan Lahat-Simpang Pulai Federal Route 1 Federal Route 59 Federal Route 8 Federal Route 247 Bukit Payung-Telemung Highway |
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East end: | Kuala Jeneris, Terengganu |
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Primary destinations: |
Ipoh Cameron Highlands Kota Bharu Kuala Lipis Gua Musang Kenyir Lake Kuala Terengganu |
Highway system | |
Second East–West Highway (Malay: Lebuhraya Timur-Barat Kedua), also known as Simpang Pulai-Kuala Berang Highway, Federal Route 185, is a highway in Peninsular Malaysia which connects Simpang Pulai in Perak to Kuala Jeneris in Terengganu. It overlaps with Federal Route 8 Federal Route 8 between Gua Musang and Sungai Relau. It is notorious for its many sharp corners which increase the risk of road accidents.
The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 185 is located at Simpang Pulai, Perak, at its junctions with the Federal Route 1, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia.
The highway used to be known as Perak State Route 181 from Simpang Pulai to Pos Slim before being extended eastwards and recommissioned as a federal highway. The construction of the highway began in 2001 and was completed in 2004. Phase 2 was completed at the end of 2010.
The route runs through the states of Perak, Pahang, Kelantan and Terengganu, starting at Simpang Pulai and traversing through the main range at Lojing, then Chiku, before entering Jalan Felda Aring and ending at Kuala Jeneris.