Lebuhraya Bingham, Bukit Gelugor

Lebuhraya Bingham, Bukit Gelugor, Penang (22 January 2020)


Lebuhraya Bingham is a small hill road in the Bukit Gelugor part of Gelugor, to the south of George Town, Penang. Originally known as Bingham Avenue, it was translated to Lebuhraya Bingham, and is now often wrongly retranslated as Bingham Highway.

Lebuhraya Bingham connects Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah to the south with Jalan Khemah to the north, and is intersected by Jalan Selatan and Jalan Bunga Raya.

Lebuhraya Bingham was created in the 1950s, when the area was developed out of former plantation land for residential purposes. The road itself was named after Robert Porter Bingham. R.P. Bingham served as Acting Resident Commissioner of Penang in 1950 and as Resident Commissioner of Penang from 1951 until 1957. Before that, he was the Singapore Commissioner for Labour. He was a Patron of the Penang Rifle Club during his term of duty.

Getting there

You can reach Lebuhraya Bingham by taking Rapid Penang bus 206 to the bus stop at Green Lane, near the junction with Yeap Chor Ee Road. From there, walk along Jalan Utara to reach it.

Map of Lebuhraya Bingham, Bukit Gelugor, Penang

Lebuhraya Bingham, at the junction with Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah. (22 January 2020)


Lebuhraya Bingham roadsign, at the junction with Jalan Utara and Jalan Selatan. (22 January 2020)


Lebuhraya Bingham roadsign, at the junction with Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah. (22 January 2020)


Lebuhraya Bingham (5 August 2012)

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