Federal Route 87 is a main federal roads in Pahang

Pahang

Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...

, Malaysia. The roads connects Mentakab

Mentakab

Mentakab is a main town in Pahang, Malaysia, originally known as Pasir Rawa. It is close to Temerloh, Lanchang, Kampung Tualang, Kampung Gantok, Mengkarak and Kerdau. Mentakab was once considered by the State Government in the year 1901 to be the new centre of all administrative works in the...

 until Temerloh

Temerloh

Temerloh is a town in Central Pahang, Malaysia in Temerloh district. Located about from Kuala Lumpur along the Kuantan-Kuala Lumpur trunk road, Temerloh is the second largest town in Pahang after Kuantan. It is situated at the junction of the Pahang River and the Semantan River...

. The roads was formerly known as Federal route

Malaysia Federal Route 2

Federal Route 2 is a main federal roads in Malaysia. The roads connects Port Klang in Selangor to Kuantan Port in Pahang. Federal Route 2 became the backbone of the road system linking the east and west coasts of Peninsula Malaysia before being surpassed by the East Coast Expressway .-Route...

  before Mentakab-Temerloh Bypass

Mentakab-Temerloh Bypass

The Mentakab–Temerloh Bypass, Federal Route is a main highway bypass in Pahang, Malaysia.-List of Junctions and Towns:...

 was built in 1978.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 87 starts at Mentakab

Mentakab

Mentakab is a main town in Pahang, Malaysia, originally known as Pasir Rawa. It is close to Temerloh, Lanchang, Kampung Tualang, Kampung Gantok, Mengkarak and Kerdau. Mentakab was once considered by the State Government in the year 1901 to be the new centre of all administrative works in the...

 South, at its interchange with the Federal Route

Malaysia Federal Route 2

Federal Route 2 is a main federal roads in Malaysia. The roads connects Port Klang in Selangor to Kuantan Port in Pahang. Federal Route 2 became the backbone of the road system linking the east and west coasts of Peninsula Malaysia before being surpassed by the East Coast Expressway .-Route...

  the main trunk road of the central of Peninsula Malaysia.

Notable features

At most section, the Federal Route 87 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

List of Junctions and Towns

km	Exit	Junctions	To	Remarks
		Mentakab Mentakab Mentakab is a main town in Pahang, Malaysia, originally known as Pasir Rawa. It is close to Temerloh, Lanchang, Kampung Tualang, Kampung Gantok, Mengkarak and Kerdau. Mentakab was once considered by the State Government in the year 1901 to be the new centre of all administrative works in the...  South	WEST Kuala Lumpur Karak Lanchang EAST MENTAKAB-TEMERLOH BYPASS Mentakab-Temerloh Bypass The Mentakab–Temerloh Bypass, Federal Route is a main highway bypass in Pahang, Malaysia.-List of Junctions and Towns:... Temerloh Maran Kuantan	T-junctions
		Taman Saga
		Kampung Batu Kapur
		Taman Bendera
		Railway crossing
		Mentakab railway station Mentakab railway station The Mentakab railway station is a Malaysian train station stationed at and named after the town of Mentakab, Pahang....		T-junctions
		MENTAKAB Mentakab Mentakab is a main town in Pahang, Malaysia, originally known as Pasir Rawa. It is close to Temerloh, Lanchang, Kampung Tualang, Kampung Gantok, Mengkarak and Kerdau. Mentakab was once considered by the State Government in the year 1901 to be the new centre of all administrative works in the...	SOUTH Malaysian Centre of Remote Sensing Malaysian Centre of Remote Sensing The Malaysian Centre of Remote Sensing is a Malaysian remote sensing centre. An agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Malaysia. Its role is to provide data and solutions for remote sensing applications. The main centre is located in Kuala Lumpur and the ground...  (MACRES) Kuala Lumpur Kuantan	Junctions
				Start/End of dual carriageway
		Kampung Catin
		Kampung Batu Dua
		Kampung Sungai Dingin
		Kampung Tok Embun
		Semantan	NORTH Jerantut Taman Negara EAST COAST EXPRESSWAY East Coast Expressway The East Coast Expressway, ECE or is an expressway in Malaysia. It is an extension of Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway, which starts from Kuala Lumpur to Karak. It provides a link from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia to the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It features a closed toll system... Kuala Lumpur Kuantan Kuala Terengganu SOUTH Kampung Batu Tiga	Junctions
		Tanjung Lalang
		Taman Temerloh Jaya	Taman Temerloh Jaya	T-junctions
		Kampung Paya Kechil
		Kampung Carak Paya Dalam
		Kampung Batu Satu	Kampung Bukit Pak Silap	T-junctions
		TEMERLOH Temerloh Temerloh is a town in Central Pahang, Malaysia in Temerloh district. Located about from Kuala Lumpur along the Kuantan-Kuala Lumpur trunk road, Temerloh is the second largest town in Pahang after Kuantan. It is situated at the junction of the Pahang River and the Semantan River...	EAST Town centre Temerloh District and Land Office Temerloh district mosque Hospital Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Temerloh	T-junctions
		Kampung Sungai Rabit
				Start/End of dual carriageway
		TEMERLOH Temerloh Temerloh is a town in Central Pahang, Malaysia in Temerloh district. Located about from Kuala Lumpur along the Kuantan-Kuala Lumpur trunk road, Temerloh is the second largest town in Pahang after Kuantan. It is situated at the junction of the Pahang River and the Semantan River...	SOUTH Bera Teriang Bahau Gemas WEST MENTAKAB-TEMERLOH BYPASS Mentakab-Temerloh Bypass The Mentakab–Temerloh Bypass, Federal Route is a main highway bypass in Pahang, Malaysia.-List of Junctions and Towns:... Kuala Lumpur Karak Lanchang EAST SULTAN AHMAD SHAH BRIDGE (TEMERLOH BRIDGE) Sultan Ahmad Shah Bridge Sultan Ahmad Shah Bridge or Temerloh Bridge is the main bridge on Pahang River near Temerloh, Pahang, Malaysia. It is located in Federal route .-History:... Chenor Maran Kuantan	Roundabout and Parcelo interchange