Malaysia Federal Route 3

Federal Route 3
Route information
Length:	739 km (459 mi)
Major junctions
North end:	Rantau Panjang, Kelantan
	AH2 Skudai Highway AH2 North-South Expressway Southern Route Pasir Gudang Highway Federal route 94 Federal route 91 Pengerang Highway Federal route 99 Jalan Utama Tenggaroh Federal route 50 Federal route 63 Federal route 82 Tanjung Lumpur Highway Gambang-Kuantan Highway Jerangau Highway Jalan Pelabuhan Kuantan Kemaman Bypass Federal route 122 Federal route 124 Jalan Kuala Dungun Jalan Pangkalan Ikan Cendering Federal route 174 Second East-West Highway Jalan Tengku Ampuan Intan Zaharah Jalan Lapangan Terbang Sultan Mahmud East Coast Expressway Pasir Puteh Bypass Jalan Kubang Kerian-Bachok Jalan Raja Perempuan Zainab I Federal route 8 Jalan Pengkalan Kubur Federal route 134 Federal route 129 Federal route 196 4056 AH18 Sungai Padi Road
South end:	Johor Bahru, Johor
Location
Primary destinations:	Pasir Mas Kota Bharu Pasir Puteh Kuala Terengganu Dungun Chukai Kuantan Pekan Mersing Kota Tinggi
Highway system
Asian Highway Network AH18
Highways in Malaysia Expressways • Federal • State

Federal Route 3 is a main federal road on the east coast of Peninsula Malaysia. The 739 kilometres (459 mi) roads connects Rantau Panjang in Kelantan until Johor Bahru in Johor. The road is part of the Asian Highway Network of route AH18.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 3 is located at the city of Johor Bahru, at its interchange with the Federal Route , the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia. It overlaps with the Federal Route at Kuantan. Generally, the Federal Route 3 runs along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia and becomes a part of the Asian Highway Network route AH18.

History

The road was built by the British in the 1920s. The British constructed main roads to link their possessions in Malaya. Among other roads are Federal Route on the central and Federal Route linking the east and west coasts.

A direction signboard on the northbound lane of Federal Route 3 in Terengganu.

Facts and features

At most section, the Federal Route 1 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

Overlaps

• Kuantan: Gambang-Kuantan Highway (overlaps with Federal Route )

Alternate routes

• Kota Tinggi: Kota Tinggi Bypass
• Kuantan: Kuantan Bypass
• Chukai - Kijal: Kemaman Bypass
• Kuala Terengganu: Sultan Mahmud Bridge Highway

Sections with motorcycle lanes

• Paka - Kerteh, Terengganu

Miscellaneous

• The Federal Route 3 became a main route for Japanese Imperial forces from Kota Bharu to Johor Bahru during Battle of Malaya between 1941 and 1942.
• The abandoned WWII-era bunkers at Jemaluang-Kota Tinggi road.
• The Petronas Oil and Gas Refinery and Sultan Ismail Power Station at Dungun-Kerteh road.

List of junctions and towns (South-North)

km	Exit	Interchange/Junctions	To	Remarks
		JOHOR BAHRU-KOTA TINGGI	see also JOHOR BAHRU-KOTA TINGGI HIGHWAY
		KOTA TINGGI	NORTHWEST Bandar Tenggara Kluang Kota Tinggi waterfall	T-junctions
		Jalan Lukut-Jalan Kampung Makam	NORTH J175 JALAN LUKUT Kampung Lukut SOUTH J175 JALAN KAMPUNG MAKAM Kampung Makam Makam Sultan Mahmud Mangkat Dijulang Makam Tauhid Makam Tun Habab/Habib	T-junctions
		Pengerang Highway	SOUTH PENGERANG HIGHWAY Pengerang Sungai Rengit Bandar Penawar Desaru Muzium Kota Tinggi	T-junctions
		Jalan Lok Heng	EAST JALAN LOK HENG Lok Heng Sedili Bandar Mas Bandar Penawar	T-junctions
		Kampung Haji Mohd Jambi	SOUTHEAST Sedili Tanjung Sedili Teluk Mahkota Lok Heng Bandar Penawar Desaru	T-junctions
		Sungai Mupor bridge
		Historical World War II Bunker
		Sungai Dohol bridge
		Kompleks Jabatan Hutan Ulu Sedili
		Sedili Estate
		FELCRA Sedili
		Sedili Estate
Sungai Sedili Besar Bridge Kota Tinggi-Mersing district border
		Jalan Utama Tenggaroh	EAST JALAN UTAMA TENGGAROH Tenggaroh Tanjung Leman Tanjung Leman Ferry Terminal (Ferry to Sibu Island, and other surrounding areas)	T-junctions
		Sungai Ambat
		Sungai Ambat bridge
		JPJ Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) enforcment stations
		Jemaluang	SOUTHWEST Kluang Batu Pahat AH2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY SOUTHERN ROUTE Kuala Lumpur Johor Bahru	T-junctions
		Kampung Wak Salam Batu Tujoh
		Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MRSM) Mersing
		Sri Pantai	EAST J180 JALAN SRI PANTAI Kampung Teluk Iskandar Kampung Sri Pantai	T-junctions
		Taman Seri Mersing
		Taman Wawasan Mersing
		Jalan Kampung Pengkalan Batu	WEST JALAN KAMPUNG PENGKALAN BATU Kampung Pengkalan Batu Jalan Haji Haron FELDA Nitar Kluang	t-junctions
		Mersing Kechil
		MERSING	NORTHEAST JALAN ABU BAKAR Town centre Mersing Ferry Terminal (Ferry to Tioman Island, and other surrounding areas) R//R Mersing Restaurant and Rest Plaza i Tourist Information Centre Mersing Stadium EAST JALAN HOSPITAL Town centre Masjid Jamek Mersing Mersing District and Land Office Federal Government Complex Hospital Mersing	Roundabout
		Sungai Mersing Bridge
		Mersing Airport
		Kampung Mersing Kanan
		Kampung Seri Lalang
		Kampung Makam
		Taman Intan Jaya
		Kampung Sawah Dato
		Kampung Tenglu Kechil
		Kampung Batu Empat Setengah
		Jalan Air Papan	EAST J--- JALAN AIR PAPAN Air Papan Pantai Air Papan	T-junctions
		Tenglu
		Sungai Tenglu Besar bridge
		Kampung Jawa
		Kampung Tenglu Batu Enam
		Gunung Arong Recreational Forest
		FELDA Endau
		Kampung Ayer Tawar
		Kampung Londang Batu
		Kampung Sungai Padang
		Jalan Penyabong	EAST J182 JALAN PENYABONG Penyabong Penyabong Beach	T-junctions
		ENDAU	Town centre	T-junctions
Johor Darul Takzim Mersing district border
Sungai Endau Bridge Johor-Pahang border
Pahang Darul Makmur Rompin district border
		Tanjung Gemok	Tanjung Gemok Ferry Terminal (Ferry to Tioman Island)
		Kampung Teluk Gading Barat
		Kampung Serinkin
		Kampung Jawa
		Kampung Janglau Pantai
		Kampung Batu Tujuh
		Kampung Orang Asli Batu 8 Rompin
		Jalan Kuala Pontian	NORTHEAST C116 JALAN KUALA PONTIAN Kuala Pontian	T-junctions
		Kampung Parit Raja
		Kampung Selendang
		Jalan Selendang	SOUTHWEST C105 JALAN SELENDANG FELDA Selendang Kampung Sepayang Endau-Rompin National Park	T-junctions
		Sungai Pontian
		Sungai Pontian bridge
		Kampung Sepakat Timur
		Kampung Sepakat Barat
		BANDAR BARU ROMPIN	EAST C112 JALAN KUALA ROMPIN Kuala Rompin Kuala Rompin Ferry Terminal (Ferry to Tioman Island)	T-junctions
		BANDAR BARU ROMPIN	EAST C112 JALAN KUALA ROMPIN Kuala Rompin Kuala Rompin Ferry Terminal (Ferry to Tioman Island)	T-junctions
		Kampung Tebu Hitam
		Sungai Rompin Bridge
		Kampung Ayau
		Kampung Sabak	Pantai Rompin	T-junctions
		Kampung Leban Chondong	WEST Bandar Muadzam Shah Segamat Gambang	T-junctions
		Kampung Menchali
		Kampung Sebayan Baru
		Permatang Sebayan
Rompin-Pekan district border
		Merchung
		Sungai Merchung bridge
		Kampung Singir
		Kampung Kajang
		Kubang Lapan
		Kampung Palas
		Kampung Serul
		Kampung Serun
		Kampung Pandan
		Kampung Merawan
		Sungai Nenasi bridge
		Nenasi
		Kampung Tering
		Sungai Tering bridge
		Kampung Tanjung Batu
		Kampung Hulu Tering
		Kampung Batu Enam Belas
		Sungai Beto bridge
		Kampung Baharu
		Kampung Batu Lancang
		Kampung Sungai Air Tawar
		Kampung Kalung
		Permatang Bercair
		Permatang Pauh
		Kampung Alor Pasir
		Kampung Keledang
		Kampung Alor Akar
		Kampung Ketapang Hilir
		Kampung Ketapang	EAST C100 JALAN SUNGAI PAK LEH Sungai Pak Leh Tanjung Agas	T-junctions
		Sungai Habib Hassan
		Kampung Ketapang Tengah
		PEKAN Town centre	SOUTH JALAN SULTAN ABDULLAH Hospital Pekan	Junctions
		PEKAN Seri Terentang	NORTHEAST JALAN SULTAN AHMAD Pekan town centre Abu Bakar Royal Mosque Abdullah Mosque SOUTHWEST JALAN SERI TERENTANG Istana Abu Bakar, Pekan Royal Pahang Polo Club	Junctions
		Muzium Pekan
		Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
		PEKAN	WEST Paluh Hinai Gambang	T-junctions
		Masjid Baru Bandar Pekan
		Sungai Madulang bridge
		Kampung Sungai Madulang
		Sungai Pahang Bridge Jambatan Sultan Abu Bakar
		Jalan Kuala Pahang	EAST C102 JALAN KUALA PAHANG Kuala Pahang	T-junctions
		Kampung Batu Satu Peramu
		Kampung Kubang Sawa
		Institut Kemahiran Mara (IKM) Tan Sri Yahaya Ahmad
		Kampung Jambu	WEST C103 JALAN LANGGAR Kampung Pahang Tua Kampung Langgar	T-junctions
		Pekan Industrial Area
		Kampung Tanah Puteh	EAST C101 JALAN TANJUNG SELANGOR Tanjung Selangor Pulau Serai	T-junctions
		Kampung Gembuang	SOUTH C103 JALAN LANGGAR Kampung Pahang Tua Kampung Langgar	T-junctions
		Kampung Ubai	EAST C17 JALAN CERUK PALUH Ceruk Paluh Penor Beach	T-junctions
Pekan-Kuantan district border
		Penor Prison
		Penor	EAST TANJUNG LUMPUR HIGHWAY Kuantan Tanjung Lumpur	T-junctions
		KUANTAN-KUANTAN AIRPORT	see also GAMBANG-KUANTAN HIGHWAY
		KUANTAN AIRPORT-GEBENG	see also KUANTAN BYPASS
		Gebeng	SOUTH JALAN BESERAH Kuantan Port TLDM Tanjung Gelang Naval Base Beserah Kuantan	T-junctions
		Gebeng Industrial Area	WEST JALAN KAWASAN PENINDUSTRIAN GEBENG Gebeng Industrial Area BASF-Petronas petrochemicals plant	T-junctions
		Gebeng Quarry Mines
		Railway crossing bridge
		Kuantan Port	SOUTH JALAN PELABUHAN KUANTAN Kuantan Port Tanjung Gelang TLDM Tanjung Gelang Naval Base	T-junctions
		Factory		T-junctions
		Gebeng Bypass	WEST GEBENG BYPASS Jabur EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY Kuala Lumpur Kuala Terengganu	Trumpet interchange
		Kampung Gebeng
		Kampung Sungai Ular
		R&R Sungai Ular village shop
		Holiday Villa Cherating
		The Legend Cherating
		Sungai Cherating bridge
		Cherating	Pantai Cherating Cherating	Pantai Cherating Club Med Cherating	T-junctions
		Kampung Cherating
		Impiana Resort Cherating
		Bandar Baru Chendor
		R&R Bandar Baru Chendor rest and service area
		Suria Cherating Beach Resort
		Chendor	Pantai Chendor T124 JALAN MAK LAGAM Padang Air Putih Chenih Jabur	T-junctions
		Jalan Kuala Kemaman	Kuala Kemaman Pantai Teluk Mak Nik (Monica Bay)	T-junctions
		Sungai Kemaman Bridge
		CHUKAI	NORTHEAST T124 JALAN BANDAR CHUKAI Chukai town centre	T-junctions
		CHUKAI	WEST T135 JALAN PENGKALAN PANDAN Kampung Pulau Tempurung	T-junctions
		CHUKAI
		CHUKAI	WEST T8 JALAN AIR PUTIH Padang Air Putih Chenih Jabur SOUTHEAST T124 JALAN BANDAR CHUKAI Chukai town centre	Junctions
		Sungai Chukai recreational park	KEMAMAN BYPASS Kuala Terengganu Dungun Kerteh	Junctions
		Kampung Teluk Kalung
		Teluk Kalung	Petronas Gas Operational Centre Teluk Kalung recreational park
		Teluk Kalung Industrial Area	Perwaja Steel mill Kemaman Port	T-junctions
		Teluk Kalung Industrial Area	WEST JALAN IBUK Kampung Ibuk	Junctions
		Kijal	Pantai Kijal Awana Kijal Resort	T-junctions
		Kemaman Bypass	SOUTH KEMAMAN BYPASS Kuantan Chukai	Junctions
		Jalan Payoh	WEST JALAN PAYOH Payoh Bandar Sri Bandi Padang Kubu	T-junctions
		Kemasik layby
		Pantai Kemasik
		Kemasik	WEST Kampung Air Jernih Bandar Sri Bandi	T-junctions
		Mesra Mall, Kerteh
		Rantau Petronas	Petronas Complex Petronas Housing Complex	Junctions
		KERTEH	WEST Kerteh Airport Kampung Batu Putih EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY Kuala Terengganu Kuala Lumpur EAST Taman Sri Kerteh	Junctions
		Petronas Oil and Gas Refinery	Petronas Oil Refinery Petronas Gas Refinery Petronas Terminal	Junctions
		U-Turn
Kemaman-Dungun district border
		Sultan Ismail Power Station	Sultan Ismail Power Station YTL Power Station	T-junctions
		Ketengah Highway	WEST KETENGAH HIGHWAY Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Bandar Ketengah Jaya EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY Kuala Terengganu Kuala Lumpur	T-junctions
		PAKA
		Sungai Paka Bridge
		Kampung Gong Gemuruh
		Jalan Durian Mentangu	WEST JALAN DURIAN MENTANGU Kampung Durian Mentangu Rasau Kerteh Bandar B1 Ketengah Jaya	T-junctions
		Jalan Bukit Bauk	JALAN BUKIT BAUK Bukit Bauk	T-junctions
		Dungun-ECE	EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY NORTH Kuala Terengganu Ajil Bukit Besi SOUTH Kuala Lumpur Kijal Paka	T-junctions Under construction
		Jalan Sura	SOUTHEAST JALAN SURA Sura Pantai Sura	T-junctions
		Kampung Sura Masjid
		KUALA DUNGUN	NORTH JALAN KUALA DUNGUN Town centre Pantai Sura	T-junctions
		Bukit Besi Highway	WEST BUKIT BESI HIGHWAY Bukit Besi Jerangau	T-junctions
		Railway crossing bridge
		Sungai Dungun Bridge
		Kampung Kuala Abang
		Tanjung Jara
		Pantai Tanjung Jara
		Rantau Abang	Rantau Abang Turtle Hatchery Centre
Dungun-Marang district border
		Kampung Jambu Bongkok
		Kampung Pasir Putih
		Merchang
		Kampung Pulau Kerengga
		Alur Tuman
		Kampung Ru Muda
		Sungai Marang Bridge
		MARANG	Marang Ferry Terminal (Ferry to Kapas Island)
Marang-Kuala Terengganu district border
		Cendering	WEST T100 JALAN KEDAI BULUH Kedai Buluh Ajil EAST JALAN PANGKALAN IKAN CENDERING Pangkalan Ikan Cendering Jabatan Perikanan Negeri Terengganu Institut Perikanan Malaysia Jabatan Pembangunan dan Pengurusan Sumber Perikanan Marin	Junctions
		Sungai Cendering Bridge Jambatan Cendering
		Tengku Tengah Zahrah Mosque
		KUALA TERENGGANU Batu Burok	NORTHWEST JALAN SULTAN MAHMUD Kuala Terengganu town centre Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah Istana Maziah Masjid Abidin EAST Pantai Batu Burok	Junctions
		KUALA TERENGGANU
		Sultan Mahmud Bridge Highway	NORTH AH18 SULTAN MAHMUD BRIDGE HIGHWAY Kota Bharu Seberang Takir Sultan Mahmud Airport	T-junctions
		Cabang Tiga	SOUTH JERANGAU HIGHWAY Kuantan Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Jerangau	Roundabout
		Sungai Terengganu Bridge
		Manir	WEST SECOND EAST-WEST HIGHWAY Kuala Berang Gua Musang Cameron Highlands Ipoh	T-junctions
		Bulatan	NORTHEAST JALAN TENGKU AMPUAN INTAN ZAHARAH T1 Penarik Batu Rakit Batu Rakit beach _Sultan_Mahmud_Airport_ Sultan Mahmud Airport SOUTH AH18 SULTAN MAHMUD BRIDGE HIGHWAY Seberang Takir Kuala Terengganu	Roundabout
		Kampung Bukit Lapan	NORTH JALAN LAPANGAN TERBANG SULTAN MAHMUD Sultan Mahmud Airport	T-junctions
		Kampung Gemuruh
		Kuala Terengganu-ECE	SOUTH EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY Kuala Lumpur Kuantan Ajil Telemong	T-junctions Under construction
		Kampung Cenering
		Jalan Capor	SOUTH JALAN CAPOR Kuala Berang Gua Musang Ipoh Kenyir Lake	T-junctions
		Sungai Tong Estate
Kuala Terengganu-Setiu district border
		Sungai Tong	FELCRA Sungai Tong Kampung Bukit Genting	T-junctions
		Sungai Tong Estate
		Kampung Batu Hampar	Kampung Langkap	T-junctions
		Kampung Hulu Caluk
		Kampung Rahmat
		Setiu Agro Resort
		BANDAR PERMAISURI	WEST Kampung Padang EAST JALAN PENARIK Penarik Merang Batu Rakit Penarik Ferry Terminal (Ferry to Redang Island)||Junctions
		Jalan Kampung Guntong	Kampung Guntong	T-junctions
		Kampung Bintang
Setiu-Besut district border
		Kampung Tok Dor
		Kampung Jabi
		Kampung Apal
		Jalan Kampung Raja	NORTHEAST JALAN KAMPUNG RAJA Kampung Raja Alur Lintah Kuala Besut Kuala Besut Ferry Terminal (Ferry to Perhentian Island)	T-junctions
		JERTEH	SOUTH JALAN PASIR AKAR Pasir Akar Kampung La	T-junctions
		Sungai Besut Bridge
		Anti-Smuggling Unit (UPP) checkpost
		Jalan Kuala Besut	NORTHEAST JALAN KUALA BESUT Kuala Besut Kuala Besut Ferry Terminal (Ferry to Perhentian Island)	T-junctions
Terengganu Darul Iman Besut district border
Terengganu Border Arch Terengganu-Kelantan border
Kelantan Darul Naim Pasir Puteh district border
		Kampung Bukit Kong
		Jalan Machang-Jeli	WEST Mchang Tanah Merah Jeli Gerik	T-junctions
		Kampung Dalam Kemunting	WEST PASIR PUTEH BYPASS Kota Bharu Bachok	Junctions
		PASIR PUTEH	NORTHEAST Pantai Bisikan Bayu SOUTHEAST Cherang Ruku	Junctions
		Kampung Cherang Tuli	SOUTHEAST PASIR PUTEH BYPASS Kuala Terengganu Besut	T-junctions
		Selinsing
Pasir Puteh-Bachok district border
		Jalan Ketereh	JALAN KETEREH WEST Ketereh Masjid Kampung Laut EAST Bachok Jelawat	Junctions
Bachok-Kota Bharu district border
		Jalan Jelawat	EAST JALAN JELAWAT Bachok Jelawat Pantai Irama	T-junctions
		Limbat
		Peringat
		Kubang Kerian	NORTH JALAN RAJA PEREMPUAN ZAINAB I Pengkalan Chepa Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) branch campus Pantai Sabak EAST JALAN KUBANG KERIAN-BACHOK Bachok	Junctions
		KOTA BHARU	NORTH Town centre Pantai Cahaya Bulan SOUTH Kuala Lipis Gua Musang Kuala Krai Machang	Junctions
		Sungai Kelantan Bridge Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge
		Wakaf Bharu	NORTH JALAN TUMPAT Tumpat WEST JALAN PENGKALAN KUBUR Pengkalan Kubur	Junctions
Kota Bharu-Pasir Mas district border
		PASIR MAS	EAST Salor Wakaf Che Yeh SOUTH Tanah Merah	Junctions
		Simpang	NORTH Tumpat Pengkalan Kubur Wat Photivihan SOUTH Kampung Bukit Mas	Junctions
		Gual Periok
		RANTAU PANJANG	NORTHEAST Jeram Perdah Tumpat SOUTHWEST Panglima Bayu Bukit Bunga	Junctions
		RANTAU PANJANG	Duty Free Complex
Rantau Panjang Checkpoint Immigration Customs Customs Immigration
		RANTAU PANJANG CHECKPOINT
MALAYSIA Kelantan Darul Naim Pasir Mas district border
ASEAN Malaysia-Thailand Border Rantau Panjang-Sungai Golok Bridge Kolok River
ประเทศไทย THAILAND จังหวัดนราธิวาส Narathiwat Province
			NORTH ประเทศไทย, THAILAND ด่านพรมแดนสุไหงโก-ลก Sungai Golok Checkpoint 4056 AH18 สุไหงโก-ลก Sungai Golok 4056 AH18 สุไหงปาดี Sungai Padi 4056 AH18 นราธิวาส Narathiwat

See also

• Asian Highway Network
• AH18
• Malaysian Federal Roads system