Major Roads
| English name | Malay name, official | Chinese name | Note |
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| Ampang Road | Jalan Ampang | Named after the district of Ampang, several shopping malls such as the Ampang Park, City Square and Suria KLCC are located along the road. | |
| Bangsar Road | Jalan Bangsar | Formerly named Jalan Bangsa during the time when Abdullah Hukum, the founder of Kampung Haji Abdullah Hukum at Bangsar opened a trail between a forest and the nearby Bukit Angkasapuri. The road name means that it was built jointly by the Malays, Chinese and Indians, the three main races of Malaysia. | |
| Bintang Walk | Jalan Bukit Bintang |
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See Bukit Bintang |
| Broadrick Road | Jalan Semarang | Broadrick Road is named after Lt Col Edward George Broadrick (b. 1864 - d. 1929), President of the Singapore Municipality from 1904 to 1910 and British Resident of Selangor from 1911 to 1919. Mentioned in Batu Road Boys' School documents in the 1960s and 1970s which also include the old postcode (02-05). | |
| Chow Kit Road | Jalan Chow Kit | Named after the revenue farmer, tin miner, shipping agent, municipal councillor and public official, Loke Chow Kit, who was the first local owner of a department store - Chow Kit & Co. - the largest in KL at that time.
Chow Kit is also a sub-district in central Kuala Lumpur and features the Chow Kit monorail station, Bazaar Baru Chow Kit (a wet market)and Pasar Malam Chow Kit (a night market). |
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| Cochrane Road | Jalan Cochrane | Named after the British General Advisor of Johor, Charles Walter Hamilton Cochrane, 17th British Resident of Perak (1929–1930), Chief Secretary to the Government. | |
| Foch Avenue | Jalan Cheng Lock |
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Currently named after Tan Cheng Lock, the first president of the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA). |
| Damansara Road | Jalan Damansara | ||
| Campbell Road | Jalan Dang Wangi | Formerly named after Douglas Campbell (1867-1918), resident of Negri Sembilan, Johor's first British advisor. Notable as the location of the Campbell Shopping Complex fire in 1976. | |
| Old Airport Road | Jalan Dewan Bahasa | Erected in 1997. Near the road is the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka main headquarters, a landmark and the symbol of Bahasa Melayu, the national language of Malaysia. "Old Airport Road" was given due to its connection to the Sungai Besi Airport, one of the earliest airports to serve Kuala Lumpur. Previously also known as Bellamy Road and Jalan Lapangan Terbang Lama. | |
| Straits Road | Jalan Esfahan | Erected in 1993, the road is currently named after the city of Isfahan, Iran. Originally named after the Straits of Malacca or the Straits Settlements. This is one of the shortest roads in Kuala Lumpur; it is more of a linking alley than a proper road. Jalan Esfahan connects Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman with Jalan Raja Laut. Previously, Jalan Selat. | |
| Jalan Genting Klang | Part of the Genting Klang-Pahang Highway | ||
| Davidson Road | Jalan Hang Jebat | Currently named after Hang Jebat. Formerly named after James Guthrie Davidson (J.G. Davidson), the first British Resident in Selangor in 1875. | |
| Rodger Road | Jalan Hang Kasturi | Formerly named after Sir John Pickersgill Rodger (1851–1910), Chief Magistrate, Selangor (1882); Acting British Resident, Selangor (1884–1888); first British Resident, Pahang (1888–1896); British Resident, Selangor (1896–1901); British Resident, Perak (1901–1904); Governor Gold Coast (1904–1910). | |
| Cecil Street | Jalan Hang Lekir |
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Sir Cecil Clementi, (1875 – 1947), Governor of Hong Kong (1925–30), and Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Malay States (1930 to 1934). Sir Cecil Clementi was the nephew of the Sir Cecil Clementi Smith (–1916), Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner (1887 to 1893). Sir Cecil Clementi Smith approved the building of The Anglican Church of St. Mary the Virgin in 1887 and approved the building of the Victoria Institution in 1893. |
| Klyne Street | Jalan Hang Lekiu | ||
| Shaw Road | Jalan Hang Tuah | Part of the Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road. | |
| Imbi Road | Jalan Imbi | ||
| Raja Road (north and southeast stretches) (1960) | Jalan Kinabalu | ||
| Kuching Road | Jalan Kuching | Part of the Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road and Kuala Lumpur-Rawang Highway. | |
| Loke Yew Road | Jalan Loke Yew |
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The road is part of the Cheras Highway. Named after Loke Yew, the leader of the Chinese community, one of the richest Chinese businessmen in early Kuala Lumpur. He has constructed the Sungai Besi Road. |
| Birch Road (1960) | Jalan Maharajalela | In the mistaken presumption that it was named after the first Resident of Perak, James Wheeler Woodford Birch, this road was renamed after Dato' Maharajalela, a local Malay chief who was partially responsible for Birch's assassination in 1875. In fact it was actually named in honour of the much more popular Sir Ernest Woodford Birch, the eldest son of the former and a one-time acting Resident of Selangor, the Eighth Resident of Perak (1905-1910). | |
| Dickson Street | Jalan Masjid India | Currently named after a local mosque, Masjid India. The southern end of the road was recently converted into a pedestrian street. | |
| Market Street | Lebuh Pasar Besar | Named after the Old Market Square (Medan Pasar Besar), crossing the Klang River from Medan Pasar Besar to Dataran Merdeka. Terminates at Jalan Raja Laut in the west and Jalan Tun H.S. Lee in the east. | |
| Old Market Square | Medan Pasar Besar | A large public space that consisted of two roads, Macao Street and Hokkien Street (circa 1880s and 1890s), divided by a traffic island. The area was formerly the location of Kuala Lumpur's main market, before the British government completed what would become the Central Market in 1888 and 1889. The Old Market Square became and open area commonly used as a recreation area and commercial center in early Kuala Lumpur, but diminished in importance as the city grew outwards. The area is now used primarily as a bus hub. | |
| Pahang Road | Jalan Pahang | Part of the Genting Klang-Pahang Highway | |
| Parliament Road | Jalan Parlimen | Previously, Club Road | |
| Pantai Baharu Avenue | Jalan Pantai Baharu | ||
| Petaling Street | Jalan Petaling |
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The historical Chinatown, see Petaling Street |
| Pudu Road, Pudoh Street (1960) | Jalan Pudu | Currently named after the district of Pudu. The Pudu Prison, the Puduraya bus station and the Plaza Rakyat construction site are located along Jalan Pudu. | |
| Parry Road | Jalan P. Ramlee | Erected in 1982 and named after actor P. Ramlee, this street contains many pubs and nightclubs. | |
| Weld Road (1960) | Jalan Raja Chulan | Currently (since 1982) named after Raja Sir Chulan, Raja di Hilir Perak, the first Malay unofficial member of the Federal Council (1924-1933); formerly named after Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld (1823 – 1891), Governor of the Straits Settlements. | |
| Jalan Raja Laut | Raja Laut, son of Sultan Muhammad, the Penghulu of Kuala Lumpur. | ||
| Treacher Road | Jalan Sultan Ismail | Currently named after Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, the fourth Yang Di Pertuan Agong and is part of the Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road. Formerly named after William Hood Treacher. Sir William Hood Treacher (1849 - 1919), the first Governor of North Borneo (1881-1887), the sixth Resident of Selangor (1892-1896), the sixth British Resident of Perak (1896-1902), and the second Resident-General of Federated Malay States . Sir William Hood Treacher supported the establishment of Victoria institution in Kuala Lumpur and founded the Anglo Chinese School in Klang. | |
| Sungai Besi Road | Jalan Sungai Besi | There was the biggest open tin mine in the world in Sungai Besi. | |
| Lornie Road | Jalan Syed Putra | Currently named after Tuanku Syed Putra the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong. | |
| Batu Road (1960) | Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman | Said to be the first road made of "batu". Currently named after Tuanku Abdul Rahman the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong. | |
| High Street (1960) | Jalan Tun H S Lee | Currently named after Henry H.S. Lee, Malaysia's first finance minister (1957–1959). Originally named after the fact that the road was a "High Street" stretching across old Kuala Lumpur, previously, Jalan Bandar. | |
| Mountbatten Road (1960), Java Street. | Jalan Tun Perak | Currently named after Tun Perak. Formerly named after Louis Mountbatten, and earlier, Java. | |
| Cross Street | Jalan Tun Tan Siew Sin | Renamed in 2003 after Malaysian Minister of Finance Tan Siew Sin, previously Jalan Silang or Cross Street. | |
| Brickfields Road (1960) | Jalan Tun Sambanthan | Currently named after V. T. Sambanthan, previously named after the district of Brickfields. The early Kuala Lumpur brick's plant owned by the Government was located here. | |
| Yap Ah Loy Road | Jalan Yap Ah Loy |
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Located near Jalan Tun Perak and named after Yap Ah Loy (1837–1885), the third and the longest term Capitan China (1869–1885). |
| Yap Kwan Seng Road | Jalan Yap Kwan Seng |
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Named after Yap Kwan Seng, the first Chinese to serve on the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board, a member of the State Legislative Assembly of Selangor, the fifth and the last Capitan China (1889–1902). He has founded Pooi Shin Thong (renamed Tung Shin Hospital), co-founded the Tai Wah Ward of the Pauper’s Hospital (the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital) and co-founded Victoria Institution. He gave $10,000 to the Transvaal War Fund and also donation to St. Mary's Church building fund. He assisted the governor Sir W.E. Maxwell in introducing the Chinese system of mining in West Africa. His residence was located on High Street. |
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