Road Photos & Information: Queensland: Burke Developmental Road, Barkly Highway, Diamantina Developmental Road & Eyre Developmental Road (National Route 83)

Road Photos & Information: Queensland

Burke Developmental Road, Barkly Highway, Diamantina Developmental Road & Eyre Developmental Road (National Route 83)

Statistics:

Length: 1189 km
Northern Terminus: Burke Developmental Rd (NR1) & Gulf Developmental Rd (NR1) at Normanton
Southern Terminus: QLD-SA Border at Birdsville
Miscellaneous: Continues as Birdsville Track (D83) in South Australia
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Normanton, Four Ways, Cloncurry, Mt Isa, Dajarra, Boulia, Bedourie and Birdsville

Route Numbering:

Current:

Multiplexes: A2
Road Authority Internal Classification: 15A (Mt Isa to Cloncurry), 81A (Bedourie to Birdsville), 81B (Birdsville to SA Border), 89A (Cloncurry to Normanton), 93D (Bedourie to Boulia), 93E (Boulia to Dajarra) and 93F (Dajarra to Mt Isa) 1

General Information:

National Route 83 is the main link between outback Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Multiplexes along the route include:

A2, for 119 km, between Cloncurry and Mt Isa
SR84, for 1 km, at Four Ways

History:

February 2006: Work started to widen a 130 km stretch of Burke Developmental Rd from Burke & Wills Junction. 2
October 2007: Work commenced on widening north of Burke & Wills Junction. 2
2008: Completion of widening of 140km of narrow sealed road between Cloncurry and north of the Burke and Wills Junction, to provide an 8m two-lane road. 3
August 2008: Work started on widening and paving an 11.8km section of the Diamantina Developmental Road between Boulia and Bedourie. 4
2012: Completion of paving and sealing 9.7km of Eyre Developmental Road between Bedourie and Birdsville. 5

SA Border to Normanton		Normanton to SA Border
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	Border Crossing: Crossing from South Australia into Queendland, near Birdsville, October 2018. Image © Richard Wardle		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Normanton approaching Gulf Dev Rd (NR1), June 2018. Note the missing NR1 shield. Image © Dean Sherry
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Birdsville, approaching Birdsville Developmental Rd (SR14), October 2018. Note the missing SR14 shield. Image © Richard Wardle		Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Normanton, June 2018. Image © Dean Sherry
	Distance Sign: Tourism based distance sign entering Birdsville, October 2018. Image © Richard Wardle		Touring Route Sign: Sign for the Matilda Way touring route, showing which route to follow, June 2018. Note the incorrect state route shield. Image © Dean Sherry
	Donohue Highway: Diamantina Developmental Rd (NR83) at the junction with Donohue Hwy at Boulia, September 2015. Image © Richard Wardle		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Walkers Bend approaching Iffley Rd, June 2018. Image © Dean Sherry
	Donohue Highway: AD style sign facing Donohue Hwy at Boulia, September 2015. Image © Richard Wardle		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the corner of Burke Dev Rd (NR83) and McAllister Mailrun, June 2018. Image © Dean Sherry
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Boulia, September 2015. Image © Richard Wardle		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Four Ways approaching Wills Developmental Rd (SR84), June 2018. Note the missing SR84 shield. Image © Dean Sherry
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign facing Urandangie North Rd at Dajarra, September 2015. Image © Richard Wardle		Wills Developmental Road: Corner of Burke Dev Rd (NR83) and Wills Dev Rd (SR84) at Four Ways, June 2018. Image © Dean Sherry
	Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the junction with Gulf Developmental Rd (NR1) at Normanton, August 2015. This is the northern terminus of NR83. Image © Richard Wardle		Kilometre Plate: Kilometre plate at Four Ways showing distance to Cloncurry, June 2018. Image © Dean Sherry
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Cloncurry approaching Barkly Hwy (A2 / A6), September 2015. The A2 duplex begins at this junction. Image © Richard Wardle
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Camooweal St, Mt Isa, September 2015. Image © Richard Wardle
			Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Dajarra, September 2015. Image © Richard Wardle
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Dajarra approaching Urandangie North Rd, September 2015. Image © Richard Wardle
			Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Birdsville, October 2018. Image © Richard Wardle
			Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Birdsville, October 2018. Image © Richard Wardle
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Birdsville, approaching Birdsville Developmental Rd (SR14), October 2018. Note the missing SR14 shield. Image © Richard Wardle
			Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Birdsville, October 2018. Image © Richard Wardle
Click here for the continuation of the route as B83 / D83 in South Australia

1 Queensland Government, The State Road Network of Queensland map, 30 June 2010
2 Queensland Government, Cabinet, Media Statements, $28m Burke Developmental Road upgrade ahead of schedule, 4 November 2007
3 Queensland Government, Cabinet, Media Statements, Burke Developmental Road upgrade benefits north-west communities, 3 July 2008
4 Queensland Government, Cabinet, Media Statements, Diamantina Developmental Road upgrade project to boost safety, 15 August 2008
5 Queensland Government, QTRIP 2012-13, Part 12, Central West Region

Last updated: 07-Jul-2020 20:38

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