 Cantonment Road, George Town
Cantonment Road, or Jalan Cantonment, is a road in the Pulau Tikus district of George Town. It began at Macalister Road and ends at Gurney Drive. Cantonment Road intersects with two major roads running out of George Town, Burmah Road and Kelawei Road. It is named after the army cantonment that used to be located there.
The Penang Malay Association or Persatuan Melayu Pulau Pinang (acronym Pemenang), an organisation founded in 1927, bought a building along the stretch of Cantonment Road between Kelawai Road and Gurney Drive (often called Cantonment Road Ghaut, as it is an extension of the original Cantonment Road) at RM600,000. Later, they sought for the road to be named Jalan Pemenang, after the association.
Getting there
Rapid Penang Bus T304 pass through Cantonment Road.
Jalan Cantonment roadsign (17 November 2010)
© Timothy Tye using this photo
Sights on Cantonment Road
Cantonment Road Location Map
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