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Burdekin Falls Dam Road

QLDSecondary road134.1 km296 segments
7.3Sports
134.1 kmTotal length
296Segments
27Recorded crashes
277Grey spot segments
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Burdekin Falls Dam Road is a 134 km sealed secondary route in Queensland, Australia. It scores 7.8/10 for caravans with gently winding corners and excellent surface. It also rates well for EVs and sports cars and motorcycles.

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Vehicle scores
7.3/10
SPTSportsSealed roads, curviness, mountain passes
7.1/10
MOTMotoTight bends, switchbacks, technical roads
7.5/10
EVEVSmooth surface, sealed roads, range-friendly
6.5/10
4WD4WDGravel access, off-road suitability
7.8/10
VANCaravanSmooth sealed, gentle grades, no steep passes
Segment quality distribution
Sports score - 296 segments
Excellent (8+)34%Good (6-8)48%Fair (4-6)9%Poor (<4)9%

Sports score IQR: 6.1 - 8.2

Surface
Surface coverage
Sealed92%Unsealed8%
Score breakdown
Median component scores across all segments
Surface
10.0
Median surface quality. Smooth sealed asphalt scores 10. Chipseal 8. Gravel 5.
Curviness
5.7
Median curviness. Higher scores mean more bends per kilometre.
Speed
10.0
Speed limit suitability. Sweet spot is 60-110 km/h.
Road classSecondary road
8.0
Road classification. Motorways score zero. Tertiary roads score 9.
Traffic
7.0
Estimated traffic density. Lower traffic = higher score.
Elevation
4.0
Elevation change per kilometre. More climbing = higher score.
Crash history
Aggregated across all 296 segments· 24 years of data
27
Total crashes
0
Fatalities
19
Serious injuries
277
Grey spots

Source: State crash data linked to road geometry. Grey spots are segments where curvature geometry mismatches the posted speed limit.

When is this road risky?
Crash conditions - share of recorded crashes by circumstance

Wet road crashes

Crashes that occurred in wet conditions

4%

Night crashes

Crashes that occurred after dark

13%

Based on 24 years of crash records linked to road geometry. Crash breakdown (night, wet, weekends): VIC data 2012-2024. Other states show aggregate counts only.

Road environment
Geometry and climate-derived risk indicators
7.4/10 safety score - higher is safer
Wet road exposure43%
Night driving risk48%
Wind exposure51%
Sun glare risk53%
Wildlife strike risk11%

Risk values derived from road geometry, orientation, weather station data, and satellite canopy cover. 0 = minimal risk, 1 = maximum risk.

Road roughness
NAASRA roughness index - median across segments
2.53IRI m/km

Coverage: 90% of segments surveyed. Source: Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads.

Segments
Top 303 segments by sports score
IDSurfaceLengthSportsMotoEV
#96892499Asphalt0.50 km9.29.19.2#96892490Asphalt0.50 km9.29.19.2#96892485Asphalt0.50 km9.29.19.2#96892492Asphalt0.50 km9.19.09.1#96892484Asphalt0.50 km8.88.88.8#96892498Asphalt0.50 km8.88.78.7#96623204Asphalt0.50 km8.88.78.7#96623332Asphalt0.50 km8.88.78.7#96892518Asphalt0.50 km8.88.78.7#96892494Asphalt0.50 km8.88.78.7#96892524Asphalt0.50 km8.88.78.7#96623290Asphalt0.50 km8.88.78.7#96892497Asphalt0.50 km8.88.78.7#96623191Asphalt0.50 km8.78.68.7#96866230Asphalt0.50 km8.78.78.7#97365260Asphalt0.50 km8.78.68.9#96892479Asphalt0.50 km8.78.68.7#96623304Asphalt0.50 km8.78.68.7#96866234Asphalt0.50 km8.78.68.6#96695718Asphalt0.50 km8.68.58.4#96892526Asphalt0.50 km8.68.58.4#96892538Asphalt0.50 km8.68.58.4#96866202Asphalt0.50 km8.68.58.4#96892514Asphalt0.50 km8.68.58.6#97363116Asphalt0.50 km8.68.58.4#96892523Asphalt0.50 km8.68.58.5#97363508Asphalt0.50 km8.68.58.4#96623262Asphalt0.50 km8.68.58.5#96623303Asphalt0.50 km8.68.58.4#96866205Asphalt0.50 km8.68.58.4#96623294Asphalt0.50 km8.68.58.5#96892527Asphalt0.50 km8.68.58.4#96892516Asphalt0.50 km8.68.58.5#96892513Asphalt0.50 km8.68.48.4#96623205Asphalt0.50 km8.68.58.4#96623227Asphalt0.50 km8.58.48.3#96623257Asphalt0.50 km8.58.48.5#96623331Asphalt0.50 km8.58.48.3#96623231Asphalt0.50 km8.58.48.5#96866199Asphalt0.50 km8.58.48.5#96866201Asphalt0.50 km8.48.38.3#97363506Asphalt0.50 km8.48.38.3#96623264Asphalt0.50 km8.48.38.4#96892487Asphalt0.50 km8.48.38.4#97363513Asphalt0.50 km8.48.38.2#96892539Asphalt0.50 km8.48.38.2#96892486Asphalt0.50 km8.48.38.4#96623315Asphalt0.50 km8.48.38.2#96892491Asphalt0.50 km8.48.38.2#96892540Asphalt0.50 km8.48.38.2#96892520Asphalt0.50 km8.48.28.4#96623287Asphalt0.50 km8.48.28.2#96623299Asphalt0.50 km8.48.28.2#96623276Asphalt0.50 km8.48.28.3#96892529Asphalt0.50 km8.38.28.2#96892507Asphalt0.50 km8.38.28.2#96866215Asphalt0.50 km8.38.28.2#96623318Asphalt0.50 km8.38.38.1#96623228Asphalt0.50 km8.38.28.2#96623317Asphalt0.50 km8.38.28.2#97363507Asphalt0.50 km8.38.28.2#97363511Asphalt0.50 km8.38.28.2#96866200Asphalt0.50 km8.38.28.3#96623280Asphalt0.50 km8.38.28.3#97363510Asphalt0.50 km8.38.18.1#96623309Asphalt0.50 km8.38.18.1#97365794Asphalt0.50 km8.38.18.1#97363505Asphalt0.50 km8.38.18.3#96866226Asphalt0.50 km8.38.18.1#96866217Asphalt0.50 km8.38.18.1#96623240Asphalt0.50 km8.28.18.3#96623230Asphalt0.50 km8.28.18.1#96892534Asphalt0.50 km8.28.18.2#97363119Asphalt0.50 km8.28.18.2#96892543Asphalt0.50 km8.28.18.1#96892512Asphalt0.50 km8.28.18.1#96866206Asphalt0.50 km8.28.08.1#96623308Asphalt0.50 km8.28.08.2#96623202Asphalt0.50 km8.18.08.0#96892517Asphalt0.50 km8.18.08.2#96866197Asphalt0.50 km8.17.98.2#96623306Asphalt0.50 km8.17.98.0#96866235Asphalt0.50 km8.17.98.0#96623320Asphalt0.50 km8.17.98.0#96866222Asphalt0.50 km8.18.07.8#97363509Asphalt0.50 km8.17.98.0#96623219Asphalt0.50 km8.17.98.1#96623208Asphalt0.50 km8.17.98.1#96623295Asphalt0.50 km8.17.87.9#96623206Asphalt0.50 km8.07.87.9#96892533Asphalt0.50 km8.07.88.1#96623297Asphalt0.50 km8.07.87.9#96623217Asphalt0.50 km8.07.88.1#96623216Asphalt0.50 km8.07.88.1#96623327Asphalt0.50 km8.07.87.9#96623235Asphalt0.50 km8.07.87.9#96623207Asphalt0.50 km8.07.88.1#96623203Asphalt0.50 km8.07.88.1#96623214Asphalt0.50 km8.07.87.9#96623211Asphalt0.50 km8.07.88.1#96866213Asphalt0.50 km8.07.87.9#96623225Asphalt0.50 km8.07.78.0#96866203Asphalt0.50 km8.07.77.8#96892493Asphalt0.50 km8.07.78.1#96892537Asphalt0.50 km8.07.77.8#96623246Asphalt0.50 km7.97.78.0#96623238Asphalt0.50 km7.97.78.0#96623322Asphalt0.50 km7.97.77.8#96892525Asphalt0.50 km7.97.78.0#96623277Asphalt0.50 km7.97.78.0#96892536Asphalt0.50 km7.97.77.8#96866231Asphalt0.50 km7.97.67.8#96866209Asphalt0.50 km7.97.67.8#97365790Asphalt0.50 km7.87.67.8#96623255Asphalt0.50 km7.87.67.8#96623249Asphalt0.50 km7.87.68.0#96866211Asphalt0.50 km7.87.67.7#96623236Asphalt0.50 km7.87.68.0#97365795Asphalt0.50 km7.87.67.8#96623434Asphalt0.27 km7.77.78.0#96892500Asphalt0.50 km7.77.57.9#96623285Asphalt0.50 km7.77.57.6#96892488Asphalt0.50 km7.77.57.8#96866204Asphalt0.29 km7.77.57.6#96623186Asphalt0.50 km7.77.47.6#96623284Asphalt0.50 km7.77.47.6#96892519Asphalt0.50 km7.77.57.5#96623279Asphalt0.50 km7.77.47.6#96866228Asphalt0.50 km7.67.47.6#96623311Asphalt0.50 km7.67.37.5#97363117Asphalt0.50 km7.67.37.5#97389383Asphalt0.19 km7.57.57.8#96623316Asphalt0.50 km7.57.37.5#96866218Asphalt0.38 km7.57.37.5#96695717Asphalt0.50 km7.57.57.4#96623234Asphalt0.50 km7.57.37.5#97365797Asphalt0.50 km7.57.37.5#96623222Asphalt0.50 km7.57.27.7#96623314Asphalt0.29 km7.57.27.5#96892508Asphalt0.50 km7.57.27.5#96623237Asphalt0.50 km7.57.27.4#96866207Asphalt0.50 km7.57.27.5#96623239Asphalt0.50 km7.47.37.5#96623200Asphalt0.50 km7.47.17.4#96623196Asphalt0.50 km7.47.27.5#96892489Asphalt0.50 km7.37.07.5#96892496Asphalt0.50 km7.37.07.3#96892504Asphalt0.50 km7.37.07.3#96623253Asphalt0.50 km7.37.07.3#96623252Asphalt0.50 km7.37.07.5#96623242Asphalt0.50 km7.37.07.3#97365789Asphalt0.50 km7.27.17.0#97365796Asphalt0.50 km7.16.87.0#96623274Asphalt0.50 km7.16.87.3#96623193Asphalt0.27 km7.06.77.3#96892530Asphalt0.50 km7.06.77.1#97363120Asphalt0.16 km7.06.67.3#96623209Asphalt0.50 km6.96.57.0#96623248Asphalt0.50 km6.96.57.2#96623184Asphalt0.50 km6.76.46.8#96623324Asphalt0.50 km6.76.37.0#96892501Asphalt0.50 km6.76.36.8#96623244Asphalt0.50 km6.76.36.8#96892521Asphalt0.50 km6.66.37.0#96623319Asphalt0.25 km6.66.36.8#96866227Asphalt0.50 km6.66.36.8#97365262Asphalt0.36 km6.66.56.8#96623199Asphalt0.50 km6.66.26.7#97363516Asphalt0.50 km6.66.26.9#96623218Asphalt0.50 km6.66.26.7#96866219Asphalt0.50 km6.66.26.7#96623266Asphalt0.50 km6.56.26.9#96623282Asphalt0.50 km6.56.26.9#96623289Asphalt0.50 km6.56.26.9#96623321Asphalt0.50 km6.56.16.7#96866220Asphalt0.44 km6.56.16.9#96623269Asphalt0.50 km6.56.16.9#97365261Asphalt0.50 km6.56.16.6#97366248Asphalt0.43 km6.56.16.8#96866233Asphalt0.50 km6.46.16.8#96623259Asphalt0.50 km6.46.26.5#96866198Asphalt0.50 km6.46.06.5#96866212Asphalt0.50 km6.46.06.6#96892495Asphalt0.50 km6.46.06.8#96892481Asphalt0.50 km6.46.06.8#96623182Asphalt0.50 km6.46.06.8#96623333Asphalt0.01 km6.46.06.8#96892544Asphalt0.20 km6.46.06.8#97365792Asphalt0.50 km6.46.06.8#96892522Asphalt0.50 km6.46.06.8#96866196Asphalt0.50 km6.46.06.8#96866195Paved0.05 km6.46.06.8#97363504Asphalt0.17 km6.46.06.8#96892531Asphalt0.50 km6.46.06.8#96892502Asphalt0.02 km6.46.06.8#96623272Asphalt0.50 km6.46.06.8#96866238Asphalt0.50 km6.46.16.5#96892509Asphalt0.50 km6.35.96.5#97363118Asphalt0.50 km6.35.96.5#96892483Asphalt0.08 km6.26.16.4#96623328Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#96866225Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#96623233Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#97363518Asphalt0.06 km6.25.96.7#96892528Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#96623188Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#96623271Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#97365793Asphalt0.50 km6.25.86.4#96892480Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.4#96623224Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96892482Asphalt0.03 km6.15.76.3#96866229Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96623220Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96623232Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96892510Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#97365264Asphalt0.05 km6.15.76.3#96866236Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96623330Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96623329Asphalt0.14 km6.15.76.3#96892503Asphalt0.05 km6.15.76.3#96623215Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96623221Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96623292Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96866208Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96623275Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96623313Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96892511Asphalt0.46 km6.15.76.3#96623326Asphalt0.33 km6.15.76.3#96866210Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#97363517Asphalt0.35 km6.15.76.3#97363512Asphalt0.28 km6.15.76.3#96623223Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#97363514Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96623325Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96892532Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96866232Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96623270Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96892506Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96892541Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96892535Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#96623189Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#97365791Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.3#97363515Asphalt0.50 km6.15.76.2#97363121Asphalt0.03 km6.05.76.4#96623201Asphalt0.50 km6.05.76.2#96623273Asphalt0.50 km6.05.66.1#96892505Asphalt0.50 km6.05.66.1#96695719Asphalt0.06 km6.05.56.1#96866237Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#96623323Asphalt0.04 km6.05.56.1#96623300Asphalt0.24 km6.05.56.1#96892542Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#96866214Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#96892515Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#96866221Asphalt0.18 km6.05.56.1#96623268Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#96866216Asphalt0.50 km6.05.56.1#97366249Asphalt0.06 km5.65.35.7#97148931Asphalt0.50 km5.48.49.2#97355459Asphalt0.50 km5.48.49.2#97355458Asphalt0.50 km5.48.39.1#96623445Asphalt0.09 km5.35.16.0#97365263Asphalt0.06 km5.25.05.8#96866224Asphalt0.50 km5.24.95.5#97148930Asphalt0.50 km5.28.08.8#97389385Asphalt0.15 km5.15.15.4#96866241Asphalt0.13 km5.04.75.4#96866240Asphalt0.13 km5.04.75.4#96866223Asphalt0.04 km5.04.75.4#96866239Asphalt0.08 km5.04.75.4#97389382Asphalt0.01 km4.94.75.6#97355460Asphalt0.17 km4.87.48.2#97389384Asphalt0.05 km4.84.55.4#97148932Asphalt0.14 km4.56.87.8#97148929Asphalt0.30 km4.46.97.6#97355462Asphalt0.03 km3.95.87.1#97355461Asphalt0.16 km3.34.95.8#97148928Asphalt0.07 km2.84.25.2#97148927Asphalt0.05 km2.74.25.2#96222955Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#96222956Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#96222968Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#96222967Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#96222962Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#96222966Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#96222973Unpaved0.21 km2.46.04.0#96222972Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#96222960Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#96222974Unpaved0.10 km2.46.04.0#96222952Unpaved0.50 km2.45.84.0#96222951Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#96222953Unpaved0.50 km2.45.74.0#96222957Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#96222969Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#96222964Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#96222965Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#96222971Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#96222970Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#96222961Unpaved0.50 km2.45.04.0#96222954Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#96222959Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#96222963Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0#96222958Unpaved0.50 km2.46.04.0
API reference
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Burdekin Falls Dam Road?+

Burdekin Falls Dam Road is approximately 134 km long. At typical touring speeds, expect around 2 hours of driving end to end, excluding stops.

Is Burdekin Falls Dam Road sealed?+

Yes. Burdekin Falls Dam Road is fully sealed for its entire length.

Is Burdekin Falls Dam Road good for motorcycles?+

It rates well. Burdekin Falls Dam Road scores 7.1/10 for motorcycles, with enough character to be worth the trip for most riders.

Can I drive Burdekin Falls Dam Road in a caravan?+

Yes. Burdekin Falls Dam Road scores 7.8/10 for caravans, making it a reasonable choice for towing. Watch for changes in surface and any steep gradients.

Is Burdekin Falls Dam Road good for an EV?+

Yes. Burdekin Falls Dam Road scores 7.5/10 for EVs. Regenerative braking on any elevation changes and smooth throttle control on the corners will both feel at home here.

Are there any dangerous sections on Burdekin Falls Dam Road?+

Contour has identified 277 grey spots on Burdekin Falls Dam Road - sections where the road geometry does not match the posted speed limit. Take extra care in wet or low-visibility conditions.

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Road data last updated: 16 April 2026. Scores are based on road geometry, surface, and traffic data. Always drive to conditions and follow local road rules.

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