Suttor Developmental Road

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.

Suttor Developmental Road Queensland
Suttor Developmental Road (green on black)
General information
Type	Rural road
Length	162 km (101 mi)[1]
Built by	Dept. 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 settlements	Elphinstone

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.

LGA	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Isaac	Nebo	0	0.0	Peak Downs Highway – south – Coppabella – north – Epsom	Southeastern end of Suttor Developmental Road. Road runs west as State Route 11.
	Elphinstone	52.9	32.9	Collinsville–Elphinstone Road – northwest – Newlands	Road continues southwest, then south.
Whitsunday	Mount Coolon	162	101	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
Location	Bowen Developmental Road, Newlands to Suttor Developmental Road, Elphinstone
Length	79.9 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

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