The Fitzroy Developmental Road is a designated road in the Central Highlands Region of Queensland consisting of three separate sections. The general direction is from south to north.

Route description

Southern section
The southern section leaves the Leichhardt Highway at a point  north of Taroom as State Route 7. This section meets the Dawson Highway in the locality of Rhydding,  east of Bauhinia.

Middle section
The middle section, as State Route 7, runs from Bauhinia north until it meets the Capricorn Highway about  west of Duaringa, and  east of Dingo. It passes through the Dawson Range State Forest between Woorabinda and Duaringa.

Northern section
The northern section, as State Route 67, runs from Dingo to a point on the Peak Downs Highway in the locality of Strathfield,  east of Coppabella. It crosses the Mackenzie River and passes the mining town of Middlemount.

Length details
The southern section is  in length, and is mostly unsealed. 
The middle section is  in length and is partly sealed. 
The northern section is  in length and is fully sealed. The length of the three sections totals  but with the addition of travel on the Dawson and Capricorn Highways, it is around .

Road details
All sections are state-controlled roads. The southern and middle sections (numbers 85A and 85B) are district roads rated as local roads of regional significance (LRRS). The northern section (number 85C) is a regional road.

Upgrades

Progressive sealing
A project to progressively seal sections of the road north of Bauhinia, at a cost of $6 million, was expected to complete by early 2022.

A project to progressively seal sections of the road north of Taroom, at a cost of $8 million, was expected to complete in mid-2022.

Major intersections

See also

 Highways in Australia
 List of highways in Queensland

References

Highways in Queensland
Buildings and structures in Central Queensland