Road Photos & Information: Queensland: Diamantina Developmental Road & Birdsville Developmental Road (State Route 14)

Road Photos & Information: Queensland

Diamantina Developmental Road & Birdsville Developmental Road (State Route 14)

Statistics:

Length: 831 km
Eastern Terminus: Mitchell Hwy (A71) at Charleville
Western Terminus: Eyre Developmental Rd (NR83) at Birdsville
Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Birdsville, Windorah, Quilpie and Charleville

Route Numbering:

Current:
Road Authority Internal Classification: 80A (Birdsville to State Route 12 jct) 1, 93A (Quilpie to Charleville), 93B (Windorah to Quiplie) 2, 93C (State Route 12 jct to Windorah) 1

General Information:

State Route 14 is a rural outback route in Queensland's south west and central west, which links the town of Birdsville with the Mitchell Highway and the rest of the major highway network.

History:

2009: Road and bridge works at the Ward River Bridge site about 18km west of Charleville off the Diamantina Developmental Road. No traffic delays are expected at this site, as the new bridge is being constructed on a new alignment. 3
2012: Completion of paving and sealing 11km of Diamantina Developmental Road between Windorah and Bedourie. 4
February 2017: Bridge strengthening works along the Diamantina Developmental Road between Charleville and Quilpie. The bridges updgraded are Bulloo River Channel bridge, Bulloo River Bridge and the Paroo River Bridge. 5
2018: Completion of paving and sealing of a 3 km section of the Diamantina Developmental Road (Windorah–Bedourie). 6

Birdsville to Charleville		Charleville to Birdsville
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	Services Sign: Sign at Birdsville showing distance to next available fuel, September 2018. Image © Richard Wardle		Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Quilpie, September 2018. Image © Richard Wardle
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Birdsville, September 2018. Image © Richard Wardle		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Quilpie, on Quilpie-Thargomindah Rd, approaching Diamantina Dev Rd (SR14), September 2018. Image © Richard Wardle
	Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Windorah, September 2018. Image © Richard Wardle		Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at Quilpie, facing Quilpie-Thargomindah Rd, September 2018. Image © Richard Wardle
	Trailblazer: SR14 / WW (Warrego Way Tourist Route) trailblazer at Windorah, approaching Albert St and Maryborough St, September 2018. Image © Richard Wardle		Trailblazer: SR14 / WW (Warrego Way Tourist Route) trailblazer at Quilpie, September 2018. Image © Richard Wardle
	Intersection Directional: ID sign at Windorah at the junction with Albert St and Maryborough St, September 2018. Note the missing SR14 route number. Image © Richard Wardle		Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Windorah, approaching Thomson Developmental Rd (NR79), September 2018. Image © Richard Wardle
	Reassurance Directional Sign: Distance sign at Windorah, September 2018. Note the missing SR14 route number. Image © Richard Wardle		Thomson Developmental Road: Diamantina Dev Rd (SR14) at the Thomson Dev Rd (NR79) junction, Windorah, September 2018. Image © Richard Wardle
			Services Sign: Services sign at Windorah, showing distances to next available fuel, September 2018. Image © Richard Wardle
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign near Windorah, approaching the SR12 segment of Diamantina Dev Rd, September 2018. SR14 turns left at this junction and becomes Birdsville Dev Rd. Image © Richard Wardle
			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the junction of Diamantina Dev Rd (SR12 / SR14) and Birdsville Dev Rd (SR14) near Windorah, September 2018. SR14 turns left at this junction and becomes Birdsville Dev Rd. Image © Richard Wardle
			Trailblazer: SR14 / WW (Warrego Way Tourist Drive) trailblazer on Birdsville Dev Rd (SR14) near Windorah, September 2018. Image © Richard Wardle
			Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign near Windorah, September 2018. Image © Richard Wardle
			Distance Sign: Reassurance directional sign at Tanbar, September 2018. Image © Richard Wardle
			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly at the junction with Cordillo Access Rd at Birdsville, September 2018. SR14 turns left at this junction. Note the lack of SR14 route number. Image © Richard Wardle
			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign assembly at the junction with Cordillo Access Rd at Birdsville, September 2018. SR14 turns left at this junction. Note the lack of SR14 route number. Image © Richard Wardle
			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign approaching Eyre Dev Rd (NR83) at Birdsville, September 2018. Image © Richard Wardle
			Intersection Directional Sign: ID sign at the junction with Eyre Developmental Rd (NR83) at Birdsville, September 2018. This is the western terminus of SR14. Image © Richard Wardle

1 Queensland Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, State Road Network Map, Central West District, September 2011
2 Queensland Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, State Road Network Map, South West District, September 2011
3 Queensland Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Main Roads Local Links, In and around the South West, March 2009
4 Queensland Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program 2012-13 to 2015-16, Central West Regional Profile
5 Queensland Government, The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory, Media Statements, Diamantina Developmental Road – Bridge strengthening, 30 January 2017
6 Queensland Government, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program 2018–19 to 2021–22, Central West Regional Profile

Last updated: 20:34:38 7/3/2019.

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