The Bulloo Developmental Road is an
outback
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road in
Queensland
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Australia. It is part of the
Adventure Way
The Adventure Way is an Australian outback route between Brisbane, Queensland and Innamincka, South Australia (and, in some publications, extending through to Adelaide via the Strzelecki Track). Using the Adventure Way, it is from Brisbane to I ...
, a route from
Brisbane
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to
Adelaide
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via the Australian outback.
It commences at
Cunnamulla
Cunnamulla () is a town and a locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. It is south of Charleville, and approximately west of the state capital, Brisbane. In the , Cunnamulla had a population of 1,140 people.
Geography
Cunnamul ...
and travels approximately west for until it meets the
Cooper Developmental Road
The Cooper Developmental Road is an outback road in Queensland, Australia. It is sometimes called the Cooper's Creek Developmental Road.
It commences at the Diamantina Developmental Road at (approximately west of Quilpie) and travels south-we ...
at .
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.
Locations on the route
From east to west:
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Cunnamulla
Cunnamulla () is a town and a locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. It is south of Charleville, and approximately west of the state capital, Brisbane. In the , Cunnamulla had a population of 1,140 people.
Geography
Cunnamul ...
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Eulo ()
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Lake Bindegolly National Park
Lake Bindegolly is a national park in Dynevor, Shire of Bulloo, South West Queensland, Australia, 871 km west of Brisbane and 40 km from the town of Thargomindah. It is in the Mulga Lands bioregion and was established to protect a po ...
in
Dynevor ()
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Thargomindah
Thargomindah (frequently shortened to Thargo) is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia. The town of Thargomindah is the administrative centre for the Shire of Bulloo. In the , Thargomindah had a population ...
()
Major intersections
References
See also
Vincent James Dowling
Vincent James Dowling (11 January 1835 – 5 November 1903) was an Australian explorer and pastoralist.
Early life
Dowling was born in Sydney in 1835 to the solicitor Willoughby James Dowling and his wife Lilias Dickson. His grand uncle was Sir ...
Highways in Queensland
South West Queensland
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