Bowen Developmental Road is a rural strategic main road in
Queensland
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, Australia. It is part of State Route 77, and functions as a highway. It has a length of and extends in northeast-southwest direction from
Bowen on the east coast of Australia to the
Gregory Developmental Road
The Gregory Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia that serves the major coal-mining centres of Central Queensland. The highway was named after Augustus Gregory, an early explorer.
Route description
The highway runs southward from ...
in
Belyando near Nairana National Park.
In its course, the road crosses the Clark Range and
Leichhardt Range. Until the station ''Whynot'' it is paved. The last were dirt road but some further sealing was done in 2021.
The highest point in the course of the highway is at , the lowest at .
Route description
State Route 77 departs from the
Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Na ...
in a southerly direction, just west of Bowen. From there to
Collinsville it is signed as
Peter Delamothe Road. From Collinsville onwards the road is signed as Bowen Developmental Road. The road generally follows the route of the railway line to a point south of Collinsville, where the railway continues south to coal mines and the road turns south-west, passing through the locality of
Mount Coolon, where the
Suttor Developmental Road
The Suttor Developmental Road is a highway in the east of the Australian state of Queensland. It runs in SE-NW direction and has a length of 167 km. It connects the Peak Downs Highway with the Bowen Developmental Road. It is signed as State ...
branches off to the south. From here the road continues south-west until it meets the
Gregory Developmental Road
The Gregory Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia that serves the major coal-mining centres of Central Queensland. The highway was named after Augustus Gregory, an early explorer.
Route description
The highway runs southward from ...
in the locality of Belyando.
Northern Australia Roads Program upgrade
The
Northern Australia Roads Program
Northern Australia Roads Program is a suite of projects designed to deliver upgrades to high priority roads in northern Australia. In 2016 the Australian Government announced 19 projects to be funded under this program, and in 2020 another was add ...
announced in 2016 included the following project for the Bowen Developmental Road.
Road sealing
The project for progressive sealing and minor drainage improvements was completed in early 2021 at a total cost of $28.8 million.
Other upgrades
Paving and sealing
A project to pave and seal a further section of the road, at a cost of $15 million, was completed in late 2021.
Major intersections
Sources
Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007. . p. 10
References
{{Road infrastructure in Queensland
Highways in Queensland
Roads in Queensland