Suttor Developmental Road

Suttor Developmental Road

Queensland
Suttor Developmental Road (green on black)
General information
TypeRural road
Length162 km (101 mi)[1]
Built byDept. of Transport and Main Roads
Route number(s) State Route 11
Major junctions
SE end Peak Downs Highway (State Route 70), Nebo
 Collinsville–Elphinstone Road
NW end Bowen Developmental Road (State Route 77), Mount Coolon
Location(s)
Major settlementsElphinstone

The Suttor Developmental Road is a state-controlled regional road (number 82A) part of which is rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3] It is a highway in the east of the Australian state of Queensland.[4] It runs in SE–NW direction and has a length of 162 km. It connects the Peak Downs Highway with the Bowen Developmental Road. It is signed as State Route 11.

Route

The Suttor Developmental Road branches north of Nebo from the Peak Downs Highway (State Route 70) to the west and south of the Homevale National Park to the locality of Elphinstone, where it passes the exit to Collinsville–Elphinstone Road to the northwest.[1]

The paved road ends at Elpinstone after which it hugs the western shore of Lake Elphinstone. Later it crosses the Isaac River. In the locality of Eaglefield[5] it crosses the Suttor River, after which it is named. Finally, it reaches the locality of Mount Coolon at the Bowen Developmental Road (State Route 77).[1]

Major intersections

All distances are from Google Maps.[1] The road is within the Isaac and Whitsunday local government areas.

LGALocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
IsaacNebo00.0 Peak Downs Highway – south – Coppabella
– north – Epsom		Southeastern end of Suttor Developmental Road. Road runs west as State Route 11.
Elphinstone52.932.9Collinsville–Elphinstone Road – northwest – NewlandsRoad continues southwest, then south.
WhitsundayMount Coolon162101 Bowen Developmental Road – east – Newlands
– southwest – Belyando		Northwestern end of Suttor Developmental Road.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Collinsville–Elphinstone Road

Collinsville–Elphinstone Road
LocationBowen Developmental Road, Newlands to Suttor Developmental Road, Elphinstone
Length79.9 km (49.6 mi)

Collinsville–Elphinstone Road is a state-controlled district road (number 5307) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).[2][3] It runs from Newlands on the Bowen Developmental Road to Elphinstone on the Suttor Developmental Road, a distance of 79.9 kilometres (49.6 mi). It does not intersect with any state-controlled roads.[6]

Sources

Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . p. 10

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Nebo to Mount Coolon" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b The State Road Network of Queensland (PDF) (Map). Queensland Government ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Mackay/Whitsunday district map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
  5. ^ "Eaglefield, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Newlands to Elphinstone" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 November 2022.