Burke Developmental Road
Road in Queensland, Australia
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::summary Road in Queensland, Australia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Australian road"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | road |
| road_name | Burke Developmental Road |
| state | qld |
| image | Burke Developmental Road near Karumba.jpg |
| caption | Start of unsealed portion of northeast-bound Burke Developmental Road east of Karumba |
| location | Burke Developmental Road.svg |
| loc_caption | Burke Developmental Road (green on black). |
| length | 1035 |
| direction_a | South |
| direction_b | East |
| end_a | Barkly Highway / |
| Flinders Highway, east of Cloncurry | |
| end_b | Mareeba Dimbulah Road, Dimbulah |
| through | Normanton, Mungana, Chillagoe |
| route | National Route 83 |
| State Route 27 | |
| :: |
| type = road | road_name = Burke Developmental Road | state = qld | image = Burke Developmental Road near Karumba.jpg | caption = Start of unsealed portion of northeast-bound Burke Developmental Road east of Karumba | location = Burke Developmental Road.svg | loc_caption = Burke Developmental Road (green on black). | length = 1035 | direction_a = South | direction_b = East | end_a = Barkly Highway / Flinders Highway, east of Cloncurry | end_b = Mareeba Dimbulah Road, Dimbulah | est = | through = Normanton, Mungana, Chillagoe | route = National Route 83 State Route 27 | exits =
The Burke Developmental Road is a Queensland (Australia) developmental road. It links Cloncurry and Normanton in a south–north direction, then turns to the north-east 30 km north of Normanton for 230 km before turning south-east till Dimbulah, where it becomes the Mareeba Dimbulah Road.
The road crosses the Gilbert River. This bridge was named after two of the region's indigenous leaders, Lily and Jubilee Slattery. A major unsealed section begins about 45 km north of Normanton and continues until Chillagoe. As of 2014, some sections totaling about 15 km 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.
Northern Australia Beef Roads upgrades
The Northern Australia Beef Roads Program announced in 2016 included two projects for the Burke Developmental Road.
Pavement strengthening
The project for progressive sealing works between Chillago and Almaden (Package One) was completed in early 2020 at a total cost of $4.7 million.
The project for progressive sealing works between Chillago and Almaden (Package Two) was completed in early 2020 at a total cost of $2.7 million.
Other upgrades
Replace bridge
A project to replace the Butcher Creek bridge, at a cost of $10.7 million, was completed in December 2021.
Progressive sealing
A project to progressively seal sections of the road between Normanton and Dimbulah, at a cost of $14 million, was expected to complete in June 2022.
Another project to progressively seal sections of the road between Almaden and Chillagoe, at a cost of $14.8 million, was to be completed by late 2022.
Major Intersections
|LGA=Cloncurry |LGAspan=3 |location=Cloncurry |lspan= |type= |km=0 |Mile= |road= Barkly Highway (National Route A2) west – Mount Isa / east – Cloncurry, Hughenden, Winton |notes=Southern end of Burke Developmental Road. National Route 83 continues west concurrent with Barkly Highway. |LGA= |LGAspan= |location=Four Ways |lspan=2 |type=concur |km=180 |Mile= |road= Wills Developmental Road – south–east – Julia Creek |notes=Southern concurrency terminus with Wills Developmental Road |LGA= |LGAspan= |location= |lspan= |type=concur |km=181 |Mile= |road= Wills Developmental Road – north–west – Gregory |notes=Northern concurrency terminus with Wills Developmental Road |river=Flinders River |km=318 |bridge=Bridge |LGA=Carpentaria |LGAspan=2 |location=Normanton |lspan=2 |type=concur |km=373 |Mile= |road= Gulf Developmental Road (National Route 1) south–east – Croydon |notes=Southern concurrency terminus with National Route 1 |LGA= |LGAspan= |location= |lspan= |type=concur |km=375 |Mile= |road= Savannah Way (National Route 1) – south–west – Carpentaria, Burketown |notes=Northern concurrency terminus with National Route 1 |river=Norman River |type=trans |km=381 |bridge=EB Whyte Bridge – National Route 83 terminates here. Burke Developmental Road continues as State Route 27. |LGA=Carpentaria |LGAspan= |location=Howitt |lspan= |type= |km=410 |Mile= |road=Karumba Road – west – Karumba |notes=See map of Howitt |river=Gilbert River |km=483 |bridge=Lily and Jubilee Slattery Bridge |river=Middle Creek |km=546 |bridge=Bridge |river=Staaten River |km=569 |bridge=Bridge |LGA=Carpentaria |LGAspan= |location=Maramie |lspan= |type= |km=640 |Mile= |road=Dunbar Kowanyama Road – north–west – Kowanyama |notes=See map of Maramie |river=Lynd River |km=764 |bridge=Bridge |river=Walsh River |km=820 |bridge=Bridge |river=Walsh River |km=908 |bridge=Bridge |LGA=Mareeba |LGAspan= |location=Petford |lspan= |type= |km=1003 |Mile= |road=Herberton–Petford Road – south–east – Herberton |notes=See map of Petford |river=Emu Creek |km=1005 |bridge=Bridge |LGA=Mareeba |LGAspan= |location=Dimbulah |lspan= |type= |km=1035 |Mile= |road= Mareeba Dimbulah Road – east – Mareeba |notes=Northern end of Burke Developmental Road (Dimbulah town centre). State Route 27 continues east to Mareeba as Mareeba Dimbulah Road. |keys=concur,trans
Gallery
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Termite_mounds_along_the_Burke_Developmental_Road,_Stokes,_Queensland,_June_2019_02.jpg" caption="Stokes]], 2019"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Burke_Developmental_Road,_Normanton,_June_2019.jpg" caption="Burke Developmental Road south of Normanton, 2019"] ::
References
References
- "Map of Burke Developmental Road in Queensland - Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia".
- "Queensland Government - Department of Transport and Main Roads - Maps".
- (30 June 2009). "Bridge named in honour of Indigenous leaders". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- (2 July 2007). "North-west Qld shares in road funds". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- (17 March 2020). "Burke Developmental Road - Chillagoe to Almaden - Progressive Sealing - Package One". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications.
- (17 March 2020). "Burke Developmental Road - Chillagoe to Almaden - Progressive Sealing - Package Two". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications.
- (4 May 2022). "Burke Developmental Road (Cloncurry-Normanton), Butcher Creek, replace bridge". Queensland Government.
- (9 November 2021). "Burke Developmental Road (Normanton-Dimbulah), pave and seal". Queensland Government.
- (20 December 2021). "Burke Developmental Road (Normanton-Dimbulah), progressive sealing". Queensland Government.
- "Carpentaria, Queensland".
- "Norman River Bridge". Carpentaria Shire Council.
- "Howitt, Queensland".
- "Maramie, Queensland".
- "Petford, Queensland".
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