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.
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| General information | |
| Type | Rural road |
| Length | 454 km (282 mi) |
| Route number(s) | |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |  Leichhardt Highway Taroom |
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| North end |  State Route 70 (Peak Downs Highway) Strathfield |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Rhydding, Bauhinia, Duaringa, Dingo |
Route description edit
Southern section edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Progressive sealing edit
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 edit
| LGA | Location | km[6] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Banana | Taroom | 0 | 0.0 | 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 | 115 | 71 |  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 | 134 | 83 | 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 | 237 | 147 |  Capricorn Highway – west – Dingo / east – Duaringa | T 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 | 266 | 165 | 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 | 502 | 312 | 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
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Queensland Government - Department of Trjansport and Main Roads - Maps
- ^ Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains, Queensland: Hema Maps. 2007. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
- ^ The State Road Network of Queensland (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 30 June 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Fitzroy Developmental Road (Bauhinia - Duaringa), progressive sealing". Queensland Government. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Fitzroy Developmental Road (Taroom - Bauhinia), progressive sealing". Queensland Government. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ Google (23 December 2017). "Fitzroy Developmental Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 23 December 2017.