Bowen Developmental Road

Bowen Developmental Road

Queensland
Bowen Developmental Road (green on black)
General information
TypeRural road
Length259 km (161 mi)[1]
Built byDepartment 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
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Bowen Developmental Road is a state-controlled district road (numbers 88A and 88B) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3] It is a rural strategic main road[4] in Queensland, Australia.[5] 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.[1]

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]

  1. ^ a b c "Bowen to Belyando" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. ^ The State Road Network of Queensland (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Mackay/Whitsunday district map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
  6. ^ maps.bonzle.com - Bowen Developmental Road. Accessed April 19, 2012 Design.