Burke Developmental Road
Road in Queensland, Australia
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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 (19 mi) north of Normanton for 230 km (140 mi) before turning south-east till Dimbulah, where it becomes the Mareeba Dimbulah Road.[2]
National Route 83
State Route 27
Barkly Highway /
Flinders Highway, east of CloncurryBurke Developmental Road | |
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| Start of unsealed portion of northeast-bound Burke Developmental Road east of Karumba | |
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Burke Developmental Road (green on black). | |
| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 1,035 km (643 mi) |
| Route number(s) | National Route 83 State Route 27 |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Barkly Highway / Flinders Highway, east of Cloncurry |
| East end | Mareeba Dimbulah Road, Dimbulah |
| Location(s) | |
| Major suburbs | Normanton, Mungana, Chillagoe[1] |
The road crosses the Gilbert River. This bridge was named after two of the region's indigenous leaders, Lily and Jubilee Slattery.[3] A major unsealed section begins about 45 km (28 mi) north of Normanton and continues until Chillagoe. As of 2014, some sections totaling about 15 km (9.3 mi) 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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
Other upgrades
Replace bridge
A project to replace the Butcher Creek bridge, at a cost of $10.7 million, was completed in December 2021.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
Major Intersections
| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Cloncurry | Cloncurry | 0 | 0.0 | Barkly Highway (National Route A2) west – Mount Isa / east – Cloncurry, Hughenden, Winton | Southern end of Burke Developmental Road. National Route 83 continues west concurrent with Barkly Highway. |
| Four Ways | 180 | 110 | Wills Developmental Road – south–east – Julia Creek | Southern concurrency terminus with Wills Developmental Road | |
| 181 | 112 | Wills Developmental Road – north–west – Gregory | Northern concurrency terminus with Wills Developmental Road | ||
| Flinders River | 318 | 198 | Bridge | ||
| Carpentaria | Normanton | 373 | 232 |  Gulf Developmental Road (National Route 1) south–east – Croydon | Southern concurrency terminus with National Route 1 |
| 375 | 233 | Savannah Way (National Route 1) – south–west – Carpentaria,[10] Burketown | Northern concurrency terminus with National Route 1 | ||
| Norman River | 381 | 237 | EB Whyte Bridge[11] – National Route 83 terminates here. Burke Developmental Road continues as State Route 27. | ||
| Carpentaria | Howitt | 410 | 250 | Karumba Road – west – Karumba | See map of Howitt[12] |
| Gilbert River | 483 | 300 | Lily and Jubilee Slattery Bridge[3] | ||
| Middle Creek | 546 | 339 | Bridge | ||
| Staaten River | 569 | 354 | Bridge | ||
| Carpentaria | Maramie | 640 | 400 | Dunbar Kowanyama Road – north–west – Kowanyama | See map of Maramie[13] |
| Lynd River | 764 | 475 | Bridge | ||
| Walsh River | 820 | 510 | Bridge | ||
| Walsh River | 908 | 564 | Bridge | ||
| Mareeba | Petford | 1,003 | 623 | Herberton–Petford Road – south–east – Herberton | See map of Petford[14] |
| Emu Creek | 1,005 | 624 | Bridge | ||
| Mareeba | Dimbulah | 1,035 | 643 | Mareeba Dimbulah Road – east – Mareeba | Northern end of Burke Developmental Road (Dimbulah town centre). State Route 27 continues east to Mareeba as Mareeba Dimbulah Road. |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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