Fitzroy Developmental Road


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

Route description

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

The middle section 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.

The northern section 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.
The southern segment is in length, and is mostly unsealed.

The middle segment is in length and is partly sealed.

The northern segment 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.

Major intersections