Fitzroy Developmental Road

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Fitzroy Developmental Road

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Fitzroy Developmental Road (green and black)
General information
TypeRural road
Length454 km (282 mi)
Route number(s)
Major junctions
South endAUS Alphanumeric Route A5.svg Leichhardt Highway Taroom
 
North endAustralian state route 70.svg State Route 70 (Peak Downs Highway) Strathfield
Location(s)
Major settlements Rhydding, Bauhinia, Duaringa, Dingo

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

Contents

Route description

Southern section

The southern section leaves the Leichhardt Highway at a point 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Taroom as State Route 7. This section meets the Dawson Highway in the locality of Rhydding, 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Bauhinia.

Middle section

The middle section, as State Route 7, 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.

Northern section

The northern section, as State Route 67, 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.

Length details

The southern section is 115 kilometres (71 mi) in length, and is mostly unsealed.
The middle section is 103 kilometres (64 mi) in length and is partly sealed.
The northern section 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).

Road details

All sections are state-controlled roads. The southern and middle sections (numbers 85A and 85B) are district roads rated as local roads of regional significance (LRRS). The northern section (number 85C) is a regional road. [3]

Upgrades

Progressive sealing

A project to progressively seal sections of the road north of Bauhinia, at a cost of $6 million, was expected to complete by early 2022. [4]

A project to progressively seal sections of the road north of Taroom, at a cost of $8 million, was expected to complete in mid-2022. [5]

Major intersections

LGALocationkm [6] miDestinationsNotes
Banana Taroom 00.0AUS Alphanumeric Route A5.svg Leichhardt Highway – north–east – Theodore /
south – Taroom
Southern end of southern section of Fitzroy Developmental Road (State Route 7)
This section is shown as Taroom Bauhinia Downs Road on Google maps.
Central Highlands Rhydding 11571Australian state route 60.svg Dawson Highway – west – Bauhinia / east – Banana T junction. Northern end of southern section. Eastern concurrency terminus with Dawson Highway.
Traffic for Fitzroy Developmental Road continues west on Dawson Highway.
Bauhinia 13483Australian state route 60.svg Dawson Highway – south–west – Rolleston Y intersection. Western concurrency terminus with Dawson Highway.
Southern end of middle section of Fitzroy Developmental Road, which continues north.
Duaringa 237147AUS Alphanumeric Route A4.svg Capricorn Highway – west – Dingo / east – DuaringaT junction. Northern end of middle section and of State Route 7. Eastern concurrency terminus with Capricorn Highway.
Traffic for Fitzroy Developmental Road continues west on Capricorn Highway.
Dingo 266165AUS Alphanumeric Route A4.svg Capricorn Highway – west – Bluff T junction. Western concurrency terminus with Capricorn Highway.
Southern end of northern section of Fitzroy Developmental Road, which continues north as State Route 67.
Isaac Strathfield 502312Australian state route 70.svg Peak Downs Highway – west – Clermont / east – Nebo T junction. Northern end of Fitzroy Developmental Road (State Route 67)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  5. "Fitzroy Developmental Road (Taroom - Bauhinia), progressive sealing". Queensland Government. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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