Fitzroy Developmental Road

The Fitzroy Developmental Road is a designated road in the Central Highlands Region of Queensland consisting of three separate segments. The general direction is from south to north.

Fitzroy Developmental Road

Queensland
Fitzroy Developmental Road (green and black)
General information
TypeRural road
Length454 km (282 mi)
Route number(s)
Major junctions
South end Leichhardt Highway Taroom
 
North end State Route 70 (Peak Downs Highway) Strathfield
Location(s)
Major settlementsRhydding, Bauhinia, Duaringa, Dingo

Route description

The southern section leaves the Leichhardt Highway at a point 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Taroom. This section meets the Dawson Highway in the locality of Rhydding, 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Bauhinia.
The middle section runs from Bauhinia north until it meets the Capricorn Highway about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Duaringa, and 29 kilometres (18 mi) east of Dingo. It passes through the Dawson Range State Forest between Woorabinda and Duaringa.
The northern section runs from Dingo to a point on the Peak Downs Highway in the locality of Strathfield, 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Coppabella.[1] It crosses the Mackenzie River and passes the mining town of Middlemount.

The southern segment is 115 kilometres (71 mi) in length, and is mostly unsealed.
The middle segment is 103 kilometres (64 mi) in length and is partly sealed.
The northern segment is 236 kilometres (147 mi) in length and is fully sealed.[2] The length of the three sections totals 454 kilometres (282 mi) but with the addition of travel on the Dawson and Capricorn Highways, it is around 502 kilometres (312 mi).

Major intersections
LGALocationkm[3]miDestinationsNotes
BananaTaroom00.0 Leichhardt Highway - north-east - Theodore /
south - Taroom		Southern end of southern segment of Fitzroy Developmental Road (State Route 7)
This segment is shown as Taroom Bauhinia Downs Road on Google maps.
Central HighlandsRhydding11571 Dawson Highway - west - Bauhinia / east - BananaT junction. Northern end of southern segment. Eastern concurrency terminus with Dawson Highway.
Traffic for Fitzroy Developmental Road continues west on Dawson Highway.
Bauhinia13483 Dawson Highway - south-west - RollestonY intersection. Western concurrency terminus with Dawson Highway.
Southern end of middle segment of Fitzroy Developmental Road, which continues north.
Duaringa237147 Capricorn Highway - west - Dingo / east - DuaringaT junction. Northern end of middle segment and of State Route 7. Eastern concurrency terminus with Capricorn Highway.
Traffic for Fitzroy Developmental Road continues west on Capricorn Highway.
Dingo266165 Capricorn Highway - west - BluffT junction. Western concurrency terminus with Capricorn Highway.
Southern end of northern segment of Fitzroy Developmental Road, which continues north as State Route 67.
IsaacStrathfield502312 Peak Downs Highway - west - Clermont / east - NeboT junction. Northern end of Fitzroy Developmental Road (State Route 67)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also

References
  1. Queensland Government - Department of Trjansport and Main Roads - Maps
  2. Hema Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains, Queensland: Hema Maps. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
  3. Google (23 December 2017). "Fitzroy Developmental Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 23 December 2017.


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