Federal Route 500 is a 163-kilometre federal highway in Sabah, Malaysia, connecting Kota Kinabalu to Tenom. It serves as the main highway from Kota Kinabalu to towns and villages in the Interior Divis
Within the mountainous area of the highway, named the Sinsuron Pass. Although less congested, almost every section lacks climbing lane as there is only frequent hairpin turn which can make all vehicle slow down behind a lorry.
Pintas Penampang Highway, also called Penampang Bypass, start at Sembulan roundabout as well as a tunnel at the distance.
Penampang–Tambunan Highway is one of the five highways in Sabah that crosses the Crocker Range; the Tamparuli–Ranau Highway, Kimanis–Keningau Highway and Sipitang–Tenom Highway are the other three, and the new highway, Interior North–South Highway.
Keningau–Tenom Highway which passes nearby estate and plantation, running parallel between the Crocker Range and Witti Range.
State Route SA3 was a 71 kilometres state highway in Sabah, Malaysia that connects the Tenom area to the Sipitang area. It serves as the main highway to connect most villages in the Interior Division
Malaysia Federal Route 500
…Paal retains its state highway code, while the remaining section from Paal to Kuala Tomani was renumbered as Route SA33, following the completion of Tenom–Sipitang Highway in 2007 which then commissioned as part of Sabah State Route SA3. Federal Route 500 starts from the harbour city of Kota Kinabalu then the Sembulan…
Junction to Kg. Marau, in Sipitang, Sabah.
Parts of Sipitang–Tenom Highway, around the Sipitang District featuring rolling gradient, only up to 10%.
Sabah State Route SA3 as it cut through the Crocker Range. This section is mountainous, and most road gradient can hit from 10% to 15%, while some only range between 12% and 14% being the steepest part.