The Wills Developmental Road is a road in north-west Queensland running between Julia Creek and Burketown.[1] As of 2016 it is sealed with a total length of 500 kilometres (310 mi). There are no major towns along the entire route, but fuel and supplies are available at the Burke and Wills Roadhouse at Four Ways, and also at Gregory. The Wills Developmental Road joins the Burke Developmental Road for approximately 1.2 kilometres, avoiding a direct crossroads at their intersection. Two major rivers are crossed by the Wills Developmental Road en route, the Cloncurry and the Leichhardt.[2]
Wills Developmental Road | |
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| Wills Developmental Road (green and black) | |
| General information | |
| Type | Rural road |
| Length | 500 km (311 mi) |
| Route number(s) |  State Route 84 |
| Major junctions | |
| South-east end |  Flinders Highway, Julia Creek |
| North-west end | Burketown |
| Location(s) | |
| Major settlements | Gregory |
Wills Developmental Road, Taldora, Gulf Country, June 2019
Road train on the Wills Developmental Road, Four Ways, June 2019
Major intersections
edit| LGA | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| McKinlay | Julia Creek | 0 | 0.0 | Flinders Highway (State Route A6) – west – Cloncurry / east – Richmond | Southern end of Wills Developmental Road (State Route 84) |
| Cloncurry | Four Ways | 233 | 145 |  Burke Developmental Road (National Route 83) – north – Normanton / south – Cloncurry | Southern concurrency terminus with Burke Developmental Road |
| 234 | 145 | Burke Developmental Road (National Route 83) – north – Normanton | Northern concurrency terminus with Burke Developmental Road | ||
| Burke | Gregory | 380 | 240 |  Gregory Downs Camooweal Road (State Route 76) – south – Camooweal | |
| Nicholson | 475 | 295 |  Doomadgee Road (National Route 1) – west – Doomadgee/ northeast – Burketown | Southern concurrency terminus with National Route 1 | |
| Burketown | 500 | 310 | Nardoo Burketown Road (National Route 1) – south, then east – Normanton | Northern concurrency terminus with National Route 1. Northern end of Wills Developmental Road. | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
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- ^ "Queensland Government - Department of Transport and Main Roads - Maps". Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.