# Burke Developmental Road

The Burke Developmental Road is a Queensland (Australia) developmental road. It links Cloncurry and Normanton in a south–north direction, then turns to the north-east 30 km (19 mi) north of Normanton for 230 km (140 mi) before turning south-east till Dimbulah, where it becomes the Mareeba Dimbulah Road.
The road crosses the Gilbert River. This bridge was named after two of the region's indigenous leaders, Lily and Jubilee Slattery. A major unsealed section begins about 45 km (28 mi) north of Normanton and continues until Chillagoe. As of 2014, some sections totaling about 15 km (9.3 mi) are unsealed between Chillagoe and Dimbulah. It may become impassable during the wet season. In mid-2007, A$28 million worth of funding was allocated for the widening of the road.

## Northern Australia Beef Roads upgrades

The Northern Australia Beef Roads Program announced in 2016 included two projects for the Burke Developmental Road.

### Pavement strengthening

The project for progressive sealing works between Chillago and Almaden (Package One) was completed in early 2020 at a total cost of $4.7 million.
The project for progressive sealing works between Chillago and Almaden (Package Two) was completed in early 2020 at a total cost of $2.7 million.

## Other upgrades
### Replace bridge

A project to replace the Butcher Creek bridge, at a cost of $10.7 million, was completed in December 2021.

### Progressive sealing

A project to progressively seal sections of the road between Normanton and Dimbulah, at a cost of $14 million, was expected to complete in June 2022.
Another project to progressively seal sections of the road between Almaden and Chillagoe, at a cost of $14.8 million, was to be completed by late 2022.

## Major Intersections

| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
| Cloncurry | Cloncurry | 0 | 0.0 | Barkly Highway (National Route A2) west – Mount Isa / east – Cloncurry, Hughenden, Winton | Southern end of Burke Developmental Road. National Route 83 continues west concurrent with Barkly Highway. |
| Cloncurry | Four Ways | 180 | 110 | Wills Developmental Road – south–east – Julia Creek | Southern concurrency terminus with Wills Developmental Road |
| Cloncurry | Four Ways | 181 | 112 | Wills Developmental Road – north–west – Gregory | Northern concurrency terminus with Wills Developmental Road |
| Flinders River | Flinders River | 318 | 198 | Bridge | Bridge |
| Carpentaria | Normanton | 373 | 232 | Gulf Developmental Road (National Route 1) south–east – Croydon | Southern concurrency terminus with National Route 1 |
| Carpentaria | Normanton | 375 | 233 | Savannah Way (National Route 1) – south–west – Carpentaria, Burketown | Northern concurrency terminus with National Route 1 |
| Norman River | Norman River | 381 | 237 | EB Whyte Bridge – National Route 83 terminates here. Burke Developmental Road continues as State Route 27. | EB Whyte Bridge – National Route 83 terminates here. Burke Developmental Road continues as State Route 27. |
| Carpentaria | Howitt | 410 | 250 | Karumba Road – west – Karumba | See map of Howitt |
| Gilbert River | Gilbert River | 483 | 300 | Lily and Jubilee Slattery Bridge | Lily and Jubilee Slattery Bridge |
| Middle Creek | Middle Creek | 546 | 339 | Bridge | Bridge |
| Staaten River | Staaten River | 569 | 354 | Bridge | Bridge |
| Carpentaria | Maramie | 640 | 400 | Dunbar Kowanyama Road – north–west – Kowanyama | See map of Maramie |
| Lynd River | Lynd River | 764 | 475 | Bridge | Bridge |
| Walsh River | Walsh River | 820 | 510 | Bridge | Bridge |
| Walsh River | Walsh River | 908 | 564 | Bridge | Bridge |
| Mareeba | Petford | 1,003 | 623 | Herberton–Petford Road – south–east – Herberton | See map of Petford |
| Emu Creek | Emu Creek | 1,005 | 624 | Bridge | Bridge |
| Mareeba | Dimbulah | 1,035 | 643 | Mareeba Dimbulah Road – east – Mareeba | Northern end of Burke Developmental Road (Dimbulah town centre). State Route 27 continues east to Mareeba as Mareeba Dimbulah Road. |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Route transition ||||||