Eyre Developmental Road

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Eyre Developmental Road

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Eyre Developmental Road (blue and white).
General information
TypeRural road
Length200 km (124 mi)
Major junctions
North end Bedourie
South endAustralian national route 83.svg Birdsville

The Eyre Developmental Road is a gazetted road in south-west Queensland that runs from Bedourie to Birdsville and then to the border with South Australia, where it continues as the Birdsville Track. [1] At the northern end it joins the Diamantina Developmental Road, and the mostly unsealed road crosses the Georgina River and Diamantina River. [2] Maintenance of the road is the responsibility of the Queensland State Government. [1] The Road has no major intersections.

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References

  1. 1 2 Queensland Government - Department of Transport and Main Roads - Maps
  2. Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. pp. 16, 17, 18, 19. ISBN   978-1-86500-456-3.