Jalan Gajah Mada and Jalan Hayam Wuruk

Gajah Mada Street, Hayam Wuruk Street
The north end of Gajah Mada and Hayam Wuruk Street in 2013
Native name
Former name(s)Molenvliet Oost, Molenvliet West
Length2.84 km (1.76 mi)
LocationJakarta, Indonesia
South endHarmoni Junction
Major
junctions
Jl. KH. Hasyim Ashari, Jl. Batu Ceper, Jl. KH. Zinul Arifin-Jl. Sukarjo Wiryopranoto,
North endJembatan Penghubung Glodok
Construction
Completion1648[1]

Jalan Gajah Mada and Jalan Hayam Wuruk (Gajah Mada and Hayam Wuruk Streets), formerly Molenvliet West and Molenvliet Oost respectively, is a major thoroughfare located in Jakarta, Indonesia. The two streets with its canal, the Batang Hari (formerly the Molenvliet), connect Glodok and Kota Tua Jakarta to the north with Harmoni Junction to the south. Completed in late 1640s, the canal-street Gajah Mada and Hayam Wuruk is Jakarta's oldest major thoroughfare.[1]

  1. ^ a b Merrillees 2015, p. 139.