Bowen Developmental Road
Bowen Developmental Road | |
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| Bowen Developmental Road (green on black) | |
| General information | |
| Type | Rural road |
| Length | 259 km (161 mi)[1] |
| Built by | Department of Transport and Main Roads |
| Route number(s) |  State Route 77 |
| Major junctions | |
| Northeast end |  Bruce Highway (State Highway A1, Bowen |
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| Southwest end |  Gregory Highway (State Highway A7), Belyando |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Collinsville |
Bowen Developmental Road is a state-controlled district road (numbers 88A and 88B) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).
In its course, the road crosses the Clark Range and Leichhardt Range. Until the station Whynot it is paved. The last 70 kilometres (43 mi) were dirt road but some further sealing was done in 2021.[1]
The highest point in the course of the highway is at 394 metres (1,293 ft), the lowest at 8 metres (26 ft).[6]
Route description
State Route 77 departs from the
Northern Australia Roads Program upgrade
The Northern Australia Roads Program announced in 2016 included the following project for the Bowen Developmental Road.
Road sealing
The project for progressive sealing and minor drainage improvements was completed in early 2021 at a total cost of $28.8 million.[7]
Other upgrades
Paving and sealing
A project to pave and seal a further section of the road, at a cost of $15 million, was completed in late 2021.[8]
Major intersections
All distances are from Google maps.[1] The road is within the Whitsunday and Isaac local government areas.
| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Whitsunday | Bowen | 0 | 0.0 | Bruce Highway – northwest – Home Hill / southeast – Bowen and Proserpine | North eastern end of Bowen Developmental Road (State Route 77) Continues south west as Peter Delemothe Road |
| Collinsville | 80.7 | 50.1 | Collinsville CBD. Road name changes to Bowen Developmental Road. | ||
Collinsville–Elphinstone Road – south – Elphinstone | Road continues southwest | ||||
| Mount Coolon | 206 | 128 |  Suttor Developmental Road – southeast – Nebo | ||
Charters Towers / southeast – Clermont | South western end of Bowen Developmental Road | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Sources
Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007.
- Australian Roads portal
Queensland portal
References
- ^ a b c d e Google (8 November 2022). "Bowen to Belyando" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ The State Road Network of Queensland (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Mackay/Whitsunday district map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Bowen Developmental Road - Staged Development". The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development. 23 January 2019. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
- ^ maps.bonzle.com - Bowen Developmental Road. Accessed April 19, 2012 Design.
- ^ "Bowen Developmental Road - Staged Development". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Bowen Developmental Road (Collinsville-Belyando Crossing), Deception Creek to Bulgonunna Creek, pave and seal". Queensland Government. 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.