Burke Developmental Road

The Burke Developmental Road is a Queensland (Australia) developmental road. It links Cloncurry and Normanton in a south–north direction, then continues to the east 30 km (19 mi) north from Normanton, till Dimbulah, where it becomes the Mareeba Dimbulah Road.[2]

Burke Developmental Road Queensland
Start of unsealed portion of northeast-bound Burke Developmental Road east of Karumba
Burke Developmental Road (green on black).
General information
Type	Road
Length	1,035 km (643 mi)
Route number(s)	National Route 83 State Route 27
Major junctions
South end	Barkly Highway / Flinders Highway, east of Cloncurry
East end	Mareeba Dimbulah Road, Dimbulah
Location(s)
Major suburbs	Normanton, Mungana, Chillagoe[1]

The road crosses the Gilbert River. This bridge was named after two of the region's indigenous leaders, Lily and Jubilee Slattery.[3] A major unsealed section begins about 45 km (28 mi) north of Normanton and continues until Chillagoe. As of 2014, some sections totaling about 15 km (9.3 mi) are unsealed between Chillagoe and Dimbulah. It may become impassable during the wet season. In mid-2007, A$28 million worth of funding was allocated for the widening of the road.[4]

Major intersections

LGA	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Cloncurry	Cloncurry	0	0.0	Barkly Highway (National Route A2) west - Mount Isa / east - Cloncurry, Hughenden, Winton	Southern end of Burke Developmental Road. National Route 83 continues west concurrent with Barkly Highway.
	Four Ways	180	110	Wills Developmental Road - south-east - Julia Creek	Southern concurrency terminus with Wills Developmental Road
		181	112	Wills Developmental Road - north-west - Gregory	Northern concurrency terminus with Wills Developmental Road
Flinders River		318	198	Bridge
Carpentaria	Normanton	373	232	Gulf Developmental Road (National Route 1) south-east - Croydon	Southern concurrency terminus with National Route 1
		375	233	Savannah Way (National Route 1) - south-west - Carpentaria,[5] Burketown	Northern concurrency terminus with National Route 1
Norman River		381	237	EB Whyte Bridge[6] - National Route 83 terminates here. Burke Developmental Road continues as State Route 27.
Carpentaria	Howitt	410	250	Karumba Road - west - Karumba	See map of Howitt[7]
Gilbert River		483	300	Lily and Jubilee Slattery Bridge[3]
Middle Creek		546	339	Bridge
Staaten River		569	354	Bridge
Carpentaria	Maramie	640	400	Dunbar Kowanyama Road - north-west - Kowanyama	See map of Maramie[8]
Lynd River		764	475	Bridge
Walsh River		820	510	Bridge
Walsh River		908	564	Bridge
Mareeba	Petford	1,003	623	Herberton-Petford Road - south-east - Herberton	See map of Petford[9]
Emu Creek		1,005	624	Bridge
Mareeba	Dimbulah	1,035	643	Mareeba Dimbulah Road - east - Mareeba	Northern end of Burke Developmental Road (Dimbulah town centre). State Route 27 continues east to Mareeba as Mareeba Dimbulah Road.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Route transition

See also

• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in Queensland

References

1. http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=169488&cmd=sp
2. Queensland Government - Department of Transport and Main Roads - Maps
3. "Bridge named in honour of Indigenous leaders". ABC News Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
4. "North-west Qld shares in road funds". ABC Western Queensland. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
5. Google (1 August 2017). "Carpentaria, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
6. "Norman River Bridge". Carpentaria Shire Council. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
7. Google (1 August 2017). "Howitt, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
8. Google (1 August 2017). "Maramie, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
9. Google (1 August 2017). "Petford, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 August 2017.