The Surat Developmental Road (State Route 87) is a sealed road in the
Western Downs Region, Queensland, 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 ...
at a point west of
Dalby and runs to
Surat
Surat (Gujarati Language, Gujarati: ) is a city in the western Indian States and territories of India, state of Gujarat. The word Surat directly translates to ''face'' in Urdu, Gujarati language, Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of t ...
.
[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 . Localities en route are Tara, The Gums, Meandarra
Meandarra is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Meandarra had a population of 244 people.
Geography
The town is located on Brigalow Creek ...
and Glenmorgan.
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 k ...
(A5) at The Gums, passes 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 ...
(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 (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 ...
(State Route 49) in . The town of is to the south-west of Bungunya on the Barwon Highway.
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 k ...
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 ...
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 states and territories of Australia, state and territory government agencies, though Australia's federal government contributes funding for important links between capital cit ...
* List of highways in Queensland
* List of numbered roads in Queensland
References
{{Road infrastructure in Queensland
Roads in Queensland
Highways in Queensland