Jalan Air Terjun (Waterfall Road)

Jalan Air Terjun (22 May 2013)


Jalan Air Terjun (Waterfall Road) is today an obscure minor road in the Ayer Rajah area of George Town, Penang. It runs parallel with Jalan Kebun Bunga, the road that leads to the Penang Botanic Gardens.

Jalan Air Terjun was the original route that leads down from the Botanic Gardens Waterfall to town. It continues through Ayer Rajah Road, now called Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, through Macalister Road into George Town.

With the creation of Western Road and the Botanic Gardens, the significance of the Waterfall - and Waterfall Road itself - was eclipsed. Today only a section of Waterfall Road remains, as the road behind the Nattukkottai Chettiar Temple, emerging across from Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman.

Getting there

The nearest bus stop is along Gottlieb Road. It is served by Rapid Penang bus 10.

Map of Jalan Air Terjun, George Town, Penang

Jalan Air Terjun roadsign (27 August 2023)

List of Streets in Penang and Streets in Malaysia