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Federal Route 2 | |
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Jalan Syed Putra | |
Route information | |
Existed | 1905–present |
History | Completed in 1908 |
Major junctions | |
North end | Kuala Lumpur Bulatan Kinabalu |
FT 1 Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Jalan Tun Sambanthan FT 2 Federal Highway East–West Link Expressway East–West Link Expressway FT 2 Jalan Klang Lama | |
South end | Seputeh |
Location | |
Country | Malaysia |
Primary destinations | Brickfields Petaling Jaya Shah Alam Klang |
Highway system | |
Jalan Syed Putra (formerly Lornie Drive), Federal Route 2 is a major highway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was named after Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail of Perlis, the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong, which used to reside at Istana Negara which lies at one end of the highway.
Jalan Syed Putra was known as Lornie Drive during the British administration. It was named after James Lornie, one of the British Residents of Selangor in the 1920s. Lornie was also the president of the Royal Selangor Golf Club in 1926.