Anson Road

Jalan Anson

Anson Road, or Jalan Anson, is a major road in George Town, Penang. It starts at the cross-road with Burmah Road and Larut Road, and ends at the junction with Perak Road. Along the way, it is intersected by the traffic junction of Macalister Road as well as several minor roads.

Anson Road was named after Colonel (later Major) Archibald Edward Harbord Anson, the Lieutenant Governor of Penang from 1867 to 1871, and acting governor of the Crown Colony of the Straits Settlements in 1877. When it was created around 1877, Anson Road forms the old town limit at that time.

As you drive along Anson Road today, you will pass new government offices on the left and Tenaga Nasional office on the right side, between Burmah Road and Macalister Road. The head office of Ghee Hiang Biscuits is at the junction facing Macalister Road. After the Macalister Road junction, you pass by the Anson Road Market on your left. The road curves gently right as it approaches Perak Road. On the left is Padang Brown and the Brown Memorial while on the right is the Penang Buddhist Association.

Getting there

Rapid Penang Bus 10 and 104 pass through Anson Road.

Sights along Anson Road

Brown Memorial

Penang Buddhist Association

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Anson Road Location Map

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