Bowen Developmental Road


Bowen Developmental Road is a rural strategic main road[1] in Queensland, Australia.[2] It is part of State Route 77, and functions as a highway. It has a length of 259 kilometres (161 mi) and extends in northeast-southwest direction from Bowen on the east coast of Australia to the Gregory Developmental Road in Belyando near Nairana National Park.

Bowen Developmental Road

Queensland
Bowen Developmental Road (green on black)
General information
TypeRural road
Length259 km (161 mi)
Built byDept. of Transport and Main Roads
Route number(s) State Route 77
Major junctions
Northeast end Bruce Highway (State Highway A1, Bowen
 
Southwest end Gregory Highway (State Highway A7), Belyando
Location(s)
Major settlementsCollinsville

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) are dirt road.

The highest point in the course of the highway is at 394 metres (1,293 ft), the lowest at 8 metres (26 ft).[3]

Route description

State Route 77 departs from the Bruce Highway in a southerly direction, just west of Bowen. From there to Collinsville it is signed as Peter Delamothe Road. From Collinsville onwards the road is signed as Bowen Developmental Road. The road generally follows the route of the railway line to a point south of Collinsville, where the railway continues south to coal mines and the road turns south-west, passing through the locality of Mount Coolon, where the Suttor Developmental Road branches off to the south. From here the road continues south-west until it meets the Gregory Developmental Road in the locality of Belyando.

Major intersections
LGALocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
WhitsundayBowen00.0 Bruce Highway - north-west - Home Hill /
south-east - Bowen and Proserpine		North-eastern end of Bowen Developmental Road (State Route 77) Continues south-west as Peter Delemothe Road
Collinsville80.750.1Collinsville CBD. Road name changes to Bowen Developmental Road.
Mount Coolon206128 Suttor Developmental Road - south-east - Nebo
IsaacBelyando259161 Gregory Highway - north-west - Charters Towers /
south-east - Clermont		South-western end of Bowen Developmental Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition

Sources

Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . p. 10

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References
  1. "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.
  2. Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
  3. maps.bonzle.com - Bowen Developmental Road. Accessed April 19, 2012 Design.
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