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Surat Developmental Road Queensland
Surat Developmental Road (green, outlined in black)
General information
Type	Rural road
Length	188 km (117 mi)
Route number(s)	State Route 87
Major junctions
East end	Moonie Highway (State Route 49), Kumbarilla
	Leichhardt Highway (State Highway A5) Meandarra Talwood Road (State Route 74)
West end	Carnarvon Highway (State Highway A55), Surat

The Surat Developmental Road (State Route 87) is a sealed road in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It is a state-controlled district road (numbers 86A and 86B), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).

Route description

The road branches from the Moonie Highway at a point 47 km (29 mi) west of Dalby and runs to Surat. The eastern end is in the vicinity of Kumbarilla, the general direction is from east to west and its length is 188 km (117 mi). Localities en route are Tara, The Gums, Meandarra and Glenmorgan.

The road passes the exit to Chinchilla–Tara Road at Tara, crosses the Leichhardt Highway (A5) at The Gums, passes exits to Meandarra–Talwood Road (to the south-west) and Condamine–Meandarra Road (to the north-east) in Meandarra, and terminates at the Carnarvon Highway (A55) at Surat.

Intersecting state-controlled roads

This road intersects with the following state-controlled roads:

• Chinchilla–Tara Road
• Condamine–Meandarra Road
• Meandarra–Talwood Road

Chinchilla–Tara Road

Chinchilla–Tara Road is a state-controlled district road (number 341), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from the Warrego Highway in Chinchilla, for 70 kilometres (43 mi) to the Surat Developmental Road in Tara. It intersects with the Kogan–Condamine Road in Crossroads and the Tara–Kogan Road in Tara.

Condamine–Meandarra Road

Condamine–Meandarra Road
Location	Leichhardt Highway, Condamine to Meandarra town, just north-east of Surat Developmental Road
Length	51.4 km (31.9 mi)
Route number	74

Condamine–Meandarra Road is a state-controlled district road (number 345), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It starts at an intersection with Leichhardt Highway (A5) in Condamine. It runs south-west as State Route 74, for 51.4 kilometres (31.9 mi) to Meandarra, where it ends in the town,2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) north-east of an intersection with Surat Developmental Road. The road has no major intersections .

Meandarra–Talwood Road

Meandarra–Talwood Road
Location	Meandarra town, just north-east of Surat Developmental Road, to Barwon Highway, Bungunya
Length	128 km (80 mi)
Route number	74

Meandarra–Talwood Road is a state-controlled district road (number 347), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It starts in the town of Meandarra, 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) north-east of an intersection with Surat Developmental Road (State Route 87). It runs south-west as State Route 74, for 128 kilometres (80 mi) to Bungunya, where it ends at an intersection with Barwon Highway (State Route 85). The road crosses Surat Developmental Road in Meandarra and the Moonie Highway (State Route 49) in Westmar. The town of Talwood is 22 kilometres (14 mi) to the south-west of Bungunya on the Barwon Highway.

Associated state-controlled roads

The following state-controlled roads are associated with the intersecting roads described above:

• Intersecting with Chinchilla–Tara Road:
  • Kogan–Condamine Road
  • Tara–Kogan Road
• Continuation of Kogan–Condamine Road:
  • Dalby–Kogan Road
• Intersecting with Dalby–Kogan Road:
  • Daandine–Nandi Road
  • Warra–Kogan Road

Kogan–Condamine Road

Kogan–Condamine Road is a state-controlled regional road (number 342), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from Kogan, where it transitions from Dalby–Kogan Road, for 70.2 kilometres (43.6 mi) to the Leichhardt Highway in Condamine, intersecting with the Chinchilla–Tara Road in Crossroads.

Tara–Kogan Road

Tara–Kogan Road is a state-controlled district road (number 3402), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from Chinchilla–Tara Road in Tara, for 43 kilometres (27 mi) to the Dalby–Kogan Road in Kogan.

Dalby–Kogan Road

Dalby–Kogan Road is a state-controlled regional road (number 340), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from the Warrego Highway in Dalby, for 48.4 kilometres (30.1 mi) to Kogan, where it transitions to Kogan–Condamine Road. It intersects with Daandine–Nandi Road in Macalister, and with Tara–Kogan Road and Warra–Kogan Road in Kogan.

Daandine–Nandi Road

Daandine–Nandi Road is a state-controlled regional road (number 3401), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It runs from Dalby–Kogan Road in Macalister, for 21 kilometres (13 mi) to the Moonie Highway in Nandi.

Warra–Kogan Road

Warra–Kogan Road is a state-controlled district road (number 3403), rated as a local road of regional significance LRRS). It runs from the Warrego Highway in Warra, for 22.9 kilometres (14.2 mi) to Dalby–Kogan Road in Kogan.

Major intersections

LGA	Location	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Western Downs	Kumbarilla	0	0.0	Moonie Highway (State Route 49) – Dalby
	Tara	41	25	Chinchilla–Tara Road – Chinchilla, Kogan
	The Gums	69	43	Leichhardt Highway (State Highway A5) – Goondiwindi, Miles
	Meandarra	102	63	Condamine–Meandarra Road / Meandarra–Talwood Road (State Route 74) – north – Condamine / south – Bungunya
Maranoa	Surat	188	117	Carnarvon Highway (State Highway A55) – St George, Roma
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• Highways in Australia
• List of highways in Queensland
• List of numbered roads in Queensland

References

1. ^ "Southern Queensland region map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland . 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
2. ^ "Darling Downs district map" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland . 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
3. Queensland Government - Department of Transport and Main Roads - Maps
4. Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains, Queensland: Hema Maps. 2007. p. 8-9. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
5. "Chinchilla to Tara" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
6. "Condamine to Meandarra" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
7. "Meandarra to Bungunya" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
8. "Bungunya to Talwood" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
9. "Kogan to Condamine" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
10. "Tara to Kogan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
11. "Dalby to Kogan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
12. "Macalister to Nandi" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
13. "Warra to Kogan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
14. "Surat Developmental Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 January 2017.

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