The Surat Developmental Road (State Route 87) is a sealed road in the
Western Downs Region
Western Downs Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The Western Downs Regional Council manages an area of , which is slightly smaller than Switzerland, although with a population of 34,467 in June 2018, it is over 228 ti ...
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Queensland
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, Australia. It is a state-controlled district road (numbers 86A and 86B), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).
Route description
The road branches from the
Moonie Highway
The Moonie Highway is a state highway of Queensland, Australia. Part of State Route 49, it leaves the Warrego Highway at Dalby and runs for over 290 km until it reaches St George. From there, State Route 49 continues west as the Balonne H ...
at a point west of
Dalby and runs to
Surat
Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now ...
.
[Queensland Government - Department of Transport and Main Roads - Maps]
/ref> The eastern end is in the vicinity of Kumbarilla, the general direction is from east to west and its length is .Meandarra
Meandarra is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Meandarra had a population of 262 people.
Geography
The town is located on Brigalow Creek, west of the state capital, Brisban ...
and Glenmorgan
Glenmorgan is a rural town in the Western Downs Region and a locality split between the Western Downs Region and the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Glenmorgan had a population of 148 people.
Geography
The Town i ...
.
The road passes the exit to Chinchilla–Tara Road at Tara, crosses the Leichhardt Highway
The Leichhardt Highway is a major transport route in Queensland, Australia. It is a continuation northward from Goondiwindi of the Newell Highway, via a section of the Cunningham Highway.
It runs northward from Goondiwindi for more than 600 ki ...
(A5) at The Gums, pases exits to Meandarra–Talwood Road (to the south-west) and Condamine–Meandarra Road (to the north-east) in Meandarra, and terminates at the Carnarvon Highway
Carnarvon Highway is a state highway in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia, linking the township of Rolleston in Queensland's Central Highlands Region, via the town of St George, eventually to Moree in northern New South Wales. It is th ...
(A55) at Surat.
Intersecting state-controlled roads
This road intersects with the following state-controlled roads:
* Chinchilla–Tara Road
* Condamine–Meandarra Road
* Meandarra–Talwood Road
Chinchilla–Tara Road
Chinchilla–Tara Road is a state-controlled district road (number 341), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from the ]Warrego Highway
The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 715 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint ...
in , for to the Surat Developmental Road in Tara. It intersects with the Kogan–Condamine Road in and the Tara–Kogan Road in Tara.
Condamine–Meandarra Road
Condamine–Meandarra Road is a state-controlled district road (number 345), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It starts at an intersection with Leichhardt Highway (A5) in . It runs south-west as State Route 74, for to Meandarra, where it ends in the town, north-east of an intersection with Surat Developmental Road. The road has no major intersections .]
Meandarra–Talwood Road
Meandarra–Talwood Road is a state-controlled district road (number 347), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It starts in the town of Meandarra, north-east of an intersection with Surat Developmental Road (State Route 87). It runs south-west as State Route 74, for to , where it ends at an intersection with ]Barwon Highway
The Barwon Highway is one of the shorter state highways of Queensland, Australia. It starts at the Carnarvon Highway in Nindigully, 44 kilometres south of St George, and travels east for about 155 kilometres until it reaches Goondiwindi, wher ...
(State Route 85). The road crosses Surat Developmental Road in Meandarra and the Moonie Highway
The Moonie Highway is a state highway of Queensland, Australia. Part of State Route 49, it leaves the Warrego Highway at Dalby and runs for over 290 km until it reaches St George. From there, State Route 49 continues west as the Balonne H ...
(State Route 49) in .
Associated state-controlled roads
The following state-controlled roads are associated with the intersecting roads described above:
* Intersecting with Chinchilla–Tara Road:
** Kogan-Condamine Road
** Tara-Kogan Road
* Continuation of Kogan–Condamine Road:
** Dalby-Kogan Road
* Intersecting with Dalby–Kogan Road:
** Daandine-Nandi Road
** Warra-Kogan Road
Kogan–Condamine Road
Kogan–Condamine Road is a state-controlled regional road (number 342), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from , where it transitions from Dalby–Kogan Road, for to the ]Leichhardt Highway
The Leichhardt Highway is a major transport route in Queensland, Australia. It is a continuation northward from Goondiwindi of the Newell Highway, via a section of the Cunningham Highway.
It runs northward from Goondiwindi for more than 600 ki ...
in , intersecting with the Chinchilla–Tara Road in .
Tara–Kogan Road
Tara–Kogan Road is a state-controlled district road (number 3402), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from Chinchilla–Tara Road in , for to the Dalby–Kogan Road in .]
Dalby–Kogan Road
Dalby–Kogan Road is a state-controlled regional road (number 340), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from the ]Warrego Highway
The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 715 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint ...
in , for to , where it transitions to Kogan–Condamine Road. It intersects with Daandine–Nandi Road in , and with Tara–Kogan Road and Warra–Kogan Road in Kogan.
Daandine–Nandi Road
Daandine–Nandi Road is a state-controlled regional road (number 3401), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[ It runs from Dalby–Kogan Road in , for to the ]Moonie Highway
The Moonie Highway is a state highway of Queensland, Australia. Part of State Route 49, it leaves the Warrego Highway at Dalby and runs for over 290 km until it reaches St George. From there, State Route 49 continues west as the Balonne H ...
in .
Warra–Kogan Road
Warra–Kogan Road is a state-controlled district road (number 3403), rated as a local road of regional significance LRRS).[ It runs from the ]Warrego Highway
The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 715 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint ...
in , for to Dalby–Kogan Road in .
Major intersections
See also
* Highways in Australia
Highways in Australia are generally high capacity roads managed by state and territory government agencies, though Australia's federal government contributes funding for important links between capital cities and major regional centres. Prio ...
* List of highways in Queensland
Queensland, being the second largest (by area) state in Australia, is also the most decentralised. Hence the highways and roads cover most parts of the state unlike the sparsely populated Western Australia. Even Queensland's outback is well se ...
* List of numbered roads in Queensland
Numbered roads in Queensland provides readers with basic information about the many roads in the state, particularly those for which there is no Wikipedia article. It also assists editors with the task of adding road information to existing and n ...
References
{{Road infrastructure in Queensland
Roads in Queensland
Highways in Queensland