Federal Route 74
Jalan Taiping–Kuala Sepetang 太平–十八丁路
Route information
Maintained by Malaysian Public Works Department
Length	17.13 km (10.64 mi)
History	Built on the former site of the Taiping–Port Weld railway line until 1941.
Major junctions
West end	Kuala Sepetang (Port Weld)
Major intersections	FT 1 Federal Route 1 FT 3146 Federal Route 3146
East end	Taiping
Location
Country	Malaysia
Primary destinations	Matang, Kota Ngah Ibrahim, Simpang, Taiping, Bukit Larut
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Federal Route 74, or Jalan Taiping–Kuala Sepetang, is a federal road in Perak, Malaysia. The 17.1 km (10.6 mi) roads connects Taiping to Kuala Sepetang (formerly Port Weld).^[1] The road was built at the site of the first railway line in Malaysia from Taiping to Port Weld in 1885.

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 74 starts at Kuala Sepetang (formerly Port Weld).

The road used to be a main railway line of Taiping–Port Weld, the first railway line in Malaysia. Construction of the railway began in 1884 and was completed in 1885. The railway line starting from Port Weld passing Jebong, Simpang Halt and finally Taiping. Service began on 1 February 1885, lasting until 1941. After dismantled, the railway line is now the main road section from Port Weld (now Kuala Sepetang) to Sekolah Kebangsaan Ngah Ibrahim, Matang and the village road section of Jalan Jebong and Jalan Simpang Halt from Jebong to Taiping.

• Taiping
• Simpang Halt
• Jebong
• Port Weld

• The former Port Weld railway station and signage at Kuala Sepetang.
• Kota Ngah Ibrahim

At most sections, the Federal Route 74 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

The entire route is located in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak.

Legend:

• I/C - Interchange, I/S - Intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - Overhead bridge restaurant, R/R - Restaurant and rest plaza, L/B - Layby, V/P - Vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - Toll plaza, BR - Bridge

• C - Cloverleaf, S - Stack, T-A - Trumpet-A, T-B - Trumpet-B, DT - Directional-T/Y, SDT - Semi-Directional-T/Y, P-Y - Partial-Y, D - Diamond, P-C - Partial cloverleaf, D-D - Diverging diamond, D-R - Direct ramp

Location	km	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Kuala Sepetang (Port Weld)	0.0		Kuala Sepetang	Kampung Kuala Sepetang
	​	Historical Railway Line Taiping–Port Weld (Historical site)
	​		Kuala Sepetang	Historical railway station and signage Historical railway line	Historical site
	​		Kuala Sepetang	Kampung Menteri
	​		Tebok Matang
	​		Jalan Jebong	Jalan Jebong – Jebong, Simpang Halt, Historical railway line	T-junctions
	​	Historical Railway Line Taiping–Port Weld (Historical site)
Matang	​		Desa Matang
	​	Sungai Jebong Kanan bridge
	​		Kampung Tebing Tinggi	Kampung Tebing Tinggi	T-junctions
	​	Sungai Larut bridge
	​		Matang	Jalan Titi Kertang – Kampung Titi Kertang
	​		Kota Ngah Ibrahim Historical Complex	Kota Ngah Ibrahim Historical Complex – Kota Ngah Ibrahim private residence, Makam Ngah Ibrahim's grave	T-junctions
	​		Jalan Kampung Melawati	Jalan Kampung Melawati – Kampung Melawati	T-junctions
	​		SK Matang	Sekolah Kebangsaan Matang
	​	North–South Expressway Bridge
Simpang	​		Sungai Mati
	​		Taman Matang Utama
	​		Taman Lagenda
	​		Taman Palong Utama
	​		Simpang	FT 1 Malaysia Federal Route 1 – Butterworth, Parit Buntar, Kamunting, Changkat Jering, Pantai Remis, Kuala Kangsar North–South Expressway Northern Route / AH2 – Bukit Kayu Hitam, Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur	Junctions
Taiping	​		Kampung Pengkalan Alor	Jalan Taman Kaya – Taman Kaya	T-junctions
	​		Kampung Lombong Bijih Alor
	​	Railway crossing bridge
	​		Railway crossing bridge Jalan Air Kuning	A109 Jalan Air Kuning – Air Kuning, Changkat Jering	T-junctions below bridge
	​		Taman Sri Kota
	​		Taman Sri Hijau
	​	Sungai Larut bridge
	​		Taiping Jalan Raja Sulong Hulu	Jalan Raja Sulong Hulu – Kampung Boyan	T-junctions
	​		Taiping Medan Taiping
	​		Taiping Jalan Stesen-Jalan Kota	Jalan Stesen – Taiping railway station Jalan Kota – Taiping Lake Gardens, Zoo Taiping, Bukit Larut (Maxwell Hill)	Junctions
	​		Taiping Masjid India, Jalan Kota	Masjid India, Jalan Kota
	​		Taiping Jalan Masjid	Jalan Masjid – Taiping Mosque	T-junctions
	​		Taiping Taiping Hospital	Taiping Hospital
	​		Taiping Jalan Idris	Jalan Idris	T-junctions
	​		Taiping Jalan Abdul Jalil	Jalan Abdul Jalil	T-junctions
	​		Taiping Jalan Yusuf	Jalan Yusuf	T-junctions
	​		Taiping Jalan Lim Teong Chye	Jalan Lim Teong Chye	Junctions
	​		Taiping Jalan Lim Tee Hooi	Jalan Lim Tee Hooi	Junctions
	​		Taiping Jalan Ong Saik	Jalan Ong Saik	Junctions
	​		Taiping Jalan Manecksha	Jalan Manecksha	Junctions
	​		Taiping Jalan Alang Ahmad	Jalan Alang Ahmad – Jalan Barack, Larut, Matang & Selama District and Land Office	Junctions
	​		Taiping Dataran Taiping	Dataran Taiping
	​		Taiping Taiping Municipal Council Building	Taiping Municipal Council Building
	​		Taiping Taiping Municipal Hall	Taiping Municipal Hall
	​		Taiping Perak Museum	Perak Museum
	​		Taiping Jalan Kamunting Lama	FT 3146 Malaysia Federal Route 3146 – Kamunting, Kubu Gajah, Selama Jalan Lumba Kuda – Taman Suria, Taman Suria Permai Jalan Taman Tasik – Taiping Lake Gardens, Zoo Taiping, Bukit Larut (Maxwell Hill)	Junctions
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access