Bulloo Developmental Road

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.[1]

Bulloo Developmental Road

Bulloo Developmental Road (green on black)
General information
TypeRural road
Length361 km (224 mi)
Major junctions
East end A71 Mitchell Highway, Cunnamulla
West end Cooper Developmental Road, Durham
Location(s)
Major settlementsEulo, Lake Bindegolly National Park, Thargomindah

It commences at Cunnamulla and travels approximately west for 361 kilometres (224 mi) until it meets the Cooper Developmental Road at 27.3587°S 142.5718°E / -27.3587; 142.5718.

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.[2]

Locations on the route

From east to west:[3]

Major intersections

LGALocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
ParooCunnamulla00.0 Mitchell Highway (State Route A71) north - Charleville /
east (via Balonne Highway (State Route 49)) St George /
south - Bourke
Eastern end of Bulloo Developmental Road. The road proceeds west through Cunnamulla via Emma, Wicks, and Louise Streets.
Warrego River2.31.4Darby Land Bridge
Paroo River70.543.8Bridge
ParooEulo73.545.7Hungerford Road - south - Hungerford
Lake Bindegolly15596Bridge
BullooDynevor - Norley[4] boundary191119Quilpie Thargomindah Road - north - QuilpieEastern concurrency terminus with the Dowling Track,[5] a series of roads that follows the historic stock route from Bourke to Quilpie via Hungerford and Thargomindah
Dynevor - Thargomindah boundary196122Thargomindah Hungerford Road - south - HungerfordWestern concurrency terminus with the Dowling Track
Wilson River316196Bridge
BullooNockatunga320200Warry Gate Road - south - Noccundra, Tibooburra, and Broken Hill
327203Adventure Way (Innamincka Road) - west - Innamincka
Durham361224Cooper Developmental Road - east - Quilpie /
Woomanooka Road - west - Tanbar
Western end of Bulloo Developmental Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. "Adventure Way". Outback Queensland. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. "Bulloo Developmental Road (Cunnamulla-Thargomindah), widen and seal". Queensland Government. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. "Adventure Way: Brisbane to Innamincka". Queensland Uncovered. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. Google (1 August 2017). "Norley, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. "The Dowling Track". Outback Beds. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

See also

Vincent James Dowling


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