The Suttor Developmental Road is a highway in the east of the Australian state of

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

. It runs in SE-NW direction and has a length of 167 km. It connects the

Peak Downs Highway The Peak Downs Highway links the towns of Mackay and Clermont in the Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australi ...

with the

Bowen Developmental Road Bowen Developmental Road is a rural strategic main road in Queensland, Australia. It is part of State Route 77, and functions as a highway. It has a length of and extends in northeast-southwest direction from Bowen on the east coast of Au ...

. 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 Homevale is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 821 km northwest of Brisbane. The landscape is dominated by cliffs, peaks and spires. Fossils dating from the Permian period (280-225 million years) have been found here. The average e ...

to the locality of Elphinstone. The paved road ends at Elpinstone after which it hugs the western shore of Lake Elphinstone. Later it crosses the

Isaac River The Isaac River is a river and anabranch located in Central Queensland, Australia. Course The headwaters of the river rise south east of Glenden, Queensland and flow in a generally southern direction, crossing the Peak Downs Highway near Mora ...

. In the locality of Eaglefield it crosses the

Suttor River The Suttor River is a river in Central Queensland, Australia. The Belyando River is its main tributary. The river has its origins in the Leichhardt Range, north west of Glenden. It flows into Lake Dalrymple, becoming a tributary of the Burde ...

, after which it is named. Finally, it reaches the locality of

Mount Coolon Mount Coolon is a rural town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mount Coolon had a population of 64 people. Geography The Suttor River rises here. The river marks part of the eastern and all ...

at the

(State Route 77).

Sources

Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007. . p. 10

References

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