Jalan Syed Putra , Federal route is a major highway in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, Malaysia. It was named after Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail, the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong

Yang di-Pertuan Agong

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....

, which used to reside at Istana Negara which lies at one end of the highway.

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

Selangor

Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...

 in the 1920s. Lornie was also the president of the Royal Selangor Golf Club in 1926.

Landmarks

At the helm of the highway 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

Kuen Cheng Girls School

Kuen Cheng Girls' High School ' or SM P Kuen Cheng is a secondary girls' school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which was established in 1908...

, 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 highway 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

Mid Valley Megamall

Mid Valley Megamall is a complex comprising a shopping mall, an office tower block, 30 signature offices and 2 hotels located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was opened in November 1999. The mall has 4.5 million square feet of total floor area, out of which 1.7 million square feet is leasable...

 that sits at the end of the highway, a marked change from the highway’s heyday.

Infrastructure

Along the highway runs Klang River

Klang River

Klang River is a river which flows through Kuala Lumpur and Selangor in Malaysia and eventually flows into the Straits of Malacca. It is approximately 120 km in length and drains a basin of about 1288 square kilometres...

, which has now been paved to support heavy monsoon rain and modern development.

Jalan Syed Putra is now connected to Jalan Tun Sambanthan

Jalan Tun Sambanthan

Jalan Tun Sambanthan is a major road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was erected in 1982 and named after Tun V.T...

 through different roads while before it was only connected through a bridge across the Klang River.

List of Interchanges and Junctions

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
		KUALA LUMPUR Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... BULATAN KINABALU ROUNDABOUT	NORTH JALAN SULTAN MOHAMMAD Jalan Hang Kasturi (Cecil Street) Jalan Cheng Lock (Foch Avenue) Central Market KUALA LUMPUR INNER RING ROAD Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road is an urban and municipal ring road system of Kuala Lumpur consisting Jalan Sultan Ismail , Jalan Imbi, Jalan Shaw and Federal Route ... JALAN KINABALU (River Road) NORTHWEST Ipoh Jalan Raja Jalan Raja Laut SOUTHEAST Stadium Merdeka Stadium Merdeka Stadium Merdeka is a sports stadium, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was initially erected for Malaysia's declaration of independence on 31 August 1957.... Stadium Negara Stadium Negara Stadium Negara is a stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and was the first indoor stadium in the country. Construction began in 1960 and the stadium officially opened in 10 April 1962, by third Yang di-Pertuan Agong Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra, of Perlis... Cheras Seremban	Roundabout
JALAN SYED PUTRA Start/End of highway
		JALAN SULTAN SULAIMAN JUNCTIONS	JALAN SULTAN SULAIMAN (Sulaiman Road) WEST Jalan Tun Sambanthan Jalan Tun Sambanthan Jalan Tun Sambanthan is a major road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was erected in 1982 and named after Tun V.T...  (Brickfields Road) Brickfields Brickfields Brickfields is a small to medium-sized town and residential neighbourhood located just outside central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is known as Kuala Lumpur's Little India due to the high percentage of Indian residents and businesses.- History :In 1881, a flood swept through Kuala Lumpur following... Kuala Lumpur old railway station Masjid Negara Masjid Negara The National Mosque of Malaysia is located in Kuala Lumpur. It has a capacity of 15,000 people and is situated among of beautiful gardens. The original structure was designed by a three-person team from the Public Works Department - UK architect Howard Ashley, and Malaysians Hisham Albakri and... EAST Stadium Merdeka Stadium Merdeka Stadium Merdeka is a sports stadium, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was initially erected for Malaysia's declaration of independence on 31 August 1957.... Stadium Negara Stadium Negara Stadium Negara is a stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and was the first indoor stadium in the country. Construction began in 1960 and the stadium officially opened in 10 April 1962, by third Yang di-Pertuan Agong Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra, of Perlis... Cheras Seremban	Junctions
		ISTANA NEGARA INTERCHANGE	KUALA LUMPUR MIDDLE RING ROAD 1 WEST Ipoh Ipoh Ipoh is the capital city of Perak state, Malaysia. It is approximately 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur on the North-South Expressway.... Kuantan Kuantan Kuantan is the state capital of Pahang, the 3rd largest state in Malaysia. It is situated near the mouth of the Kuantan River and faces the South China Sea. If one measures the distance along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it is located roughly halfway between Singapore and Kota Bharu... KL Sentral  Muzium Negara Muzium Negara National Museum of Malaysia is a museum located on Jalan Damansara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The museum is situated in close proximity to the Perdana Lake Gardens and it provides an overview of Malaysian history and culture. Muzium Negara is a palatial structure built in the style of Rumah Gadang,... Parliament House Malaysian Houses of Parliament The Malaysian Houses of Parliament is a building complex where the Malaysian Parliament assembles. The structure is located at the Lake Gardens in Kuala Lumpur, right next to the Malaysian National Monument.-Description:... Tugu Negara Tugu Negara The National Monument is a sculpture that commemorates those who died in Malaysia's struggle for freedom, principally against the Japanese occupation during World War II and the Malayan Emergency, which lasted from 1948 until 1960. It is located in the Federal capital, Kuala Lumpur... EAST Sungai Besi Seremban Istana Negara	Interchange
				Klang bound Maximum height limit 4.5 m
		Kuen Cheng Girls School Kuen Cheng Girls School Kuen Cheng Girls' High School ' or SM P Kuen Cheng is a secondary girls' school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which was established in 1908...	Kuen Cheng Girls School Kuen Cheng Girls School Kuen Cheng Girls' High School ' or SM P Kuen Cheng is a secondary girls' school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which was established in 1908...
		U-Turn	U-Turn
		JALAN ROBSON EXIT	JALAN ROBSON Thean Hou Temple Thean Hou Temple The Thean Hou Temple is a landmark six-tiered Chinese temple in Kuala Lumpur. It is located on a 1.67 acres of land atop Robson Heights along Lorong Bellamy, overlooking Jalan Syed Putra . It was completed in 1987 and officially opened in 1989...	Ramp off from Kuala Lumpur
		Rebana Gateway Arch
		BRICKFIELDS SOUTH INTERCHANGE	NORTH JALAN TUN SAMBANTHAN (Jalan Brickfields) Jalan Tun Sambanthan Jalan Tun Sambanthan is a major road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was erected in 1982 and named after Tun V.T... Brickfields Brickfields Brickfields is a small to medium-sized town and residential neighbourhood located just outside central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is known as Kuala Lumpur's Little India due to the high percentage of Indian residents and businesses.- History :In 1881, a flood swept through Kuala Lumpur following... KL Sentral  Bangsar Bangsar Bangsar, also Bungsar , is an affluent residential suburb on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, lying about south-west of the city centre. It is part of the Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency... Seputeh Seputeh Seputeh is an area and parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mid Valley Megamall, Malaysia's largest shopping complex is located here... NORTHEAST JALAN ROBSON Thean Hou Temple Thean Hou Temple The Thean Hou Temple is a landmark six-tiered Chinese temple in Kuala Lumpur. It is located on a 1.67 acres of land atop Robson Heights along Lorong Bellamy, overlooking Jalan Syed Putra . It was completed in 1987 and officially opened in 1989...	Parcelo interchange
				Kuala Lumpur bound Maximum height limit 4.5 m
		VOLVO INTERCHANGE Volvo AB Volvo is a Swedish builder of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and construction equipment. Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems, aerospace components and financial services...	JALAN 1/86 WEST LINGKARAN SYED PUTRA MID VALLEY CITY Mid Valley City Mid Valley City is a mixed development project in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The development consists The Gardens shopping mall and Mid Valley Megamall.-Accessibility:... Mid Valley Megamall Mid Valley Megamall Mid Valley Megamall is a complex comprising a shopping mall, an office tower block, 30 signature offices and 2 hotels located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was opened in November 1999. The mall has 4.5 million square feet of total floor area, out of which 1.7 million square feet is leasable...   Zone A, B, C, D, E and F Volvo Volvo AB Volvo is a Swedish builder of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and construction equipment. Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems, aerospace components and financial services... Mid Valley Komuter station Mid Valley Komuter station The Mid Valley Komuter station is a KTM Komuter train halt located in Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur. The station was completed at a total cost of RM12.2 million, and opened to the public on August 2004.-Design:... EAST Seputeh Seputeh Seputeh is an area and parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mid Valley Megamall, Malaysia's largest shopping complex is located here...	Interchange
		Railway crossing bridge
		SEPUTEH INTERCHANGE Seputeh Seputeh is an area and parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mid Valley Megamall, Malaysia's largest shopping complex is located here...	EAST EAST-WEST LINK EXPRESSWAY East-West Link Expressway The East–West Link Expressway or Salak Expressway is an extension of Malaysia's Federal Highway from Seputeh to Taman Connaught in Cheras... Cheras Cheras, Kuala Lumpur Cheras is a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. The township is located to the south-east of Kuala Lumpur. Cheras is also adjacent to Ampang to the north and Kajang to the south, both of which are major cities within the metropolitan area of Kuala Lumpur.-Origins:Originally,... Kajang Kajang Kajang, is a town in the eastern part of Selangor, Malaysia. Kajang is the district capital of Hulu Langat. It is located from of Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur.The current locational gravity of growth in Kajang would be Sungai Chua... Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur International Airport , or KLIA serves the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, and is one of Southeast Asia's largest airports. It is also Malaysia's main international airport. It is situated in the Sepang district, in the south of the state of Selangor, about from Kuala Lumpur...  (KLIA) Seremban Seremban Seremban is the capital of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan, located within the district of Seremban, one of the seven districts of Negeri Sembilan. The town's administration is run by the Seremban Municipal Council or Majlis Perbandaran Seremban... Melaka Johor Bahru Johor Bahru Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland... WEST FEDERAL HIGHWAY Federal Highway, Malaysia Federal Highway, or Lebuhraya Persekutuan in Malay is a Malaysian highway connecting the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, and Klang, Selangor. The highway starts from Seputeh in Kuala Lumpur to Klang, Selangor... Bangsar Bangsar Bangsar, also Bungsar , is an affluent residential suburb on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, lying about south-west of the city centre. It is part of the Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency... Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya is a Malaysian city originally developed as a satellite township for Kuala Lumpur comprising mostly residential and some industrial areas. It is located in the Petaling district of Selangor with an area of approximately 97.2 km². On 20 June 2006, Petaling Jaya was granted a... Shah Alam Shah Alam Shah Alam is the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighboring Klang District. It is located about west of the country's capital, Kuala Lumpur. Shah Alam replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor in 1978... Klang Klang Klang , formerly known as Kelang, is the royal city and former capital of the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the Klang District in Klang Valley. It is located about 32 km to the west of Kuala Lumpur and 6 km east of Port Klang... SOUTHWEST NEW PANTAI EXPRESSWAY New Pantai Expressway New Pantai Expressway, ' is a major expressway in the Klang Valley region of Malaysia. The expressway has provided an easier access to Kuala Lumpur from Subang Jaya and Bandar Sunway to avoid the traffic jams on the Federal Highway route during rush hour... Bandar Sunway Bandar Sunway Bandar Sunway is a township in between Petaling Jaya and Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is situated in the district of Petaling, Selangor. It is a 5 to 10 minutes drive to Subang Jaya, UEP Subang Jaya, Puchong and other suburbs and townships of Petaling Jaya... Subang Jaya Subang Jaya Subang Jaya is a suburban city in the Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third of the district of Petaling, and is home to a third of the district population of 1.78 million. Subang Jaya comprises , Bandar Sunway, UEP Subang Jaya, Putra Heights and Batu Tiga...	Stacked interchange
JALAN SYED PUTRA
JALAN KLANG LAMA
			SOUTH JALAN KLANG LAMA Jalan Klang Lama Jalan Klang Lama or Old Klang Road, Federal route is the oldest and the first major road in Klang Valley, Malaysia before the Federal Highway was built in 1965. The road was constructed by the British Federated Malay States government from 1905 to 1908.-List of Interchanges and Junctions:-See... Kuchai Lama Kuchai Lama Kuchai Lama is a suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.This suburb is situated 8km away from Kuala Lumpur City Centre.Strategic location includes being at the intersection of many highways and expressways, including the KL-Seremban Highway, New Pantai Expressway, Sungei Besi Highway, KESAS Expressway... Taman OUG Taman OUG Taman OUG or OUG is a main township in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Situated mainly atop a hill, this township is located in Jalan Klang Lama and was opened in the mid of 1970s. OUG stands for Overseas Union Garden... Puchong Puchong Puchong is a major town in the Petaling district of Selangor, Malaysia. The town used to be a rubber estate and tin-mining town in the 1960s. During 1980s, Puchong consisted of only one two-lane road running through estates and villages...