Bulloo Developmental Road

{{Short description|Road in Queensland, Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox Australian road

| type = rural road

| road_name = Bulloo Developmental Road

| state = QLD

| image = Bulloo Developmental Road 091215.svg

| caption = Bulloo Developmental Road (green on black)

| length = 361

| length_ref =

| est =

| direction_a = East

| end_a = {{AUshield|QA|71}} A71 Mitchell Highway, Cunnamulla

| exits =

| direction_b = West

| end_b = {{AUshield|None|S}} Cooper Developmental Road, Durham

| through = Eulo, Lake Bindegolly National Park, Thargomindah

}}

The Bulloo Developmental Road is an outback road in Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Adventure Way, a route from Brisbane to Adelaide via the Australian outback.{{cite web|title=Adventure Way|url=https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/drive/adventure-way/|publisher=Outback Queensland |access-date=12 Nov 2019}}

It commences at Cunnamulla and travels approximately west for {{convert|361|km|mi}} until it meets the Cooper Developmental Road at {{coord|-27.3587|142.5718|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD}}.

Updates

=Widen and seal=

A project to widen and seal sections of the road, at a cost of $4.5 million, was due to commence in October 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/bulloo-developmental-road-cunnamulla-thargomindah-widen-and-seal |title=Bulloo Developmental Road (Cunnamulla-Thargomindah), widen and seal |publisher=Queensland Government |date=24 November 2021 |access-date=22 May 2022}}

Locations on the route

From east to west:{{cite web|title=Adventure Way: Brisbane to Innamincka |url=https://blog.queensland.com/2017/12/06/adventure-way-outback-australia/|publisher=Queensland Uncovered |access-date=12 Nov 2019}}

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Major intersections

{{AUSinttop}}

{{QLDint

|LGA=Paroo

|LGAspan=

|location=Cunnamulla

|lspan=

|type=

|km=0

|Mile=

|road={{AUshield|QA|71}} Mitchell Highway (State Route A71) north – Charleville /
east (via {{AUshield|S|49}} Balonne Highway (State Route 49)) St George /
south – Bourke

|notes=Eastern end of Bulloo Developmental Road. The road proceeds west through Cunnamulla via Emma, Wicks, and Louise Streets.

}}

{{Jctbridge

|river=Warrego River

|km=2.3

|bridge=Darby Land Bridge [https://www.action-graphics.com.au/product_p/cun-247.htm]

}}

{{Jctbridge

|river=Paroo River

|km=70.5

|bridge=Bridge

}}

{{QLDint

|LGA=Paroo

|LGAspan=

|location=Eulo

|lspan=

|type=

|km=73.5

|Mile=

|road=Hungerford Road – south – Hungerford

|notes=

}}

{{Jctbridge

|river=Lake Bindegolly

|km=155

|bridge=Bridge

}}

{{QLDint

|LGA=Bulloo

|LGAspan=2

|location_special=DynevorNorley{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Norley+QLD+4492/@-27.6573654,143.557254,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6a514e226b3f3705:0x400eef17f20dbb0!8m2!3d-27.6846487!4d143.7764535 |title=Norley, Queensland |accessdate=1 August 2017}} boundary

|lspan=

|type=concur

|km=191

|Mile=

|road=Quilpie Thargomindah Road – north – Quilpie

|notes=Eastern concurrency terminus with the Dowling Track,{{cite web |url=https://outbackbeds.com.au/the-dowling-track.html |title=The Dowling Track |date=7 Dec 2018 |publisher=Outback Beds |access-date=12 Nov 2019}} a series of roads that follows the historic stock route from Bourke to Quilpie via Hungerford and Thargomindah

}}

{{QLDint

|LGA=

|LGAspan=

|location_special=Dynevor–Thargomindah boundary

|lspan=

|type=concur

|km=196

|Mile=

|road=Thargomindah Hungerford Road – south – Hungerford

|notes=Western concurrency terminus with the Dowling Track

}}

{{Jctbridge

|river=Wilson River

|km=316

|bridge=Bridge

}}

{{QLDint

|LGA=Bulloo

|LGAspan=3

|location_special=Nockatunga

|lspan=2

|type=

|km=320

|Mile=

|road=Warry Gate Road – south – Noccundra, Tibooburra, and Broken Hill

|notes=

}}

{{QLDint

|LGA=

|LGAspan=

|location=

|lspan=

|type=

|km=327

|Mile=

|road=Adventure Way (Innamincka Road) – west – Innamincka

|notes=

}}

{{QLDint

|LGA=

|LGAspan=

|location=Durham

|lspan=

|type=

|km=361

|Mile=

|road=Cooper Developmental Road – east – Quilpie /
Woomanooka Road – west – Tanbar

|notes=Western end of Bulloo Developmental Road

}}

{{Jctbtm

|keys=concur

}}

References

{{Reflist}}

See also

Vincent James Dowling

{{Road infrastructure in Queensland}}

Category:Highways in Queensland

Category:South West Queensland

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