Malaysia Federal Route 50
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| Jalan Batu Pahat–Kluang–Mersing | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Malaysian Public Works Department | |
| Length | 135.28 km (84.06 mi) |
| Existed | 1911–present |
| History | Completed in 1919 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Batu Pahat |
 FT 5 Federal Route 5 FT 1 Federal Route 1  North–South Expressway Southern Route / AH2 FT 173 Jalan Besar, Kluang FT 172 Kluang Inner Ring Road FT 91 Federal Route 91 FT 184 Jalan Padang Tembak, Kluang FT 1397 Jalan Utama Nitar  FT 3 (Federal Route 3) / AH18 | |
| East end | Jemaluang |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Primary destinations | Parit Raja, Ayer Hitam, Kluang, Kahang, Mersing |
| Highway system | |
Federal Route 50, or Jalan Batu Pahat–Kluang–Mersing, is a main federal road in Johor, Malaysia. The road connects Batu Pahat in the west to Jemaluang in the east.[1] It is also a main route to North–South Expressway Southern Route via Ayer Hitam Interchange.
The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 50 is located at Batu Pahat near Mount Soga, at its interchange with the Federal Route 5, the main trunk road of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
History
In 1911, the state government of Johor collaborated with the British colonial government to develop a road network from Johor Bahru to Batu Pahat and Muar.[2] As a result, the Batu Pahat–Kluang–Mersing Road was completed in 1919,[3] where the section of the Banang Roundabout to Mount Soga Intersection formed a part of the present-day Federal Route 5.[4]
The road was partially upgraded on 2002 with a four-lane carriageway from Batu Pahat to Kluang. The rest of the road remains at two lanes.
On 13 January 2007, the Sungai Semberong bridge at Batu 5, Jalan Kluang–Mersing, collapsed during flash floods.
