It was designed by Henry Charles Stanley and built from 1885 to 1886 by Messrs Michael McDermott, Owens & Co.[2] It is also known as Mary River Bridge (Miva).

This contract Included several other bridges, drainage structures, formation & track consisting of a total length of railway of 26 miles (42 km) 35 chains (700 m) and 2 links.

[9] It was provided in December 1882 that the proposed rail bridge be built to carry road traffic as well.

[3] The steel and timber truss bridge, built by McDermott, Owens & Co., was completed in November 1886 and the line opened for traffic between Dickabram and Kilkivan on 6 December 1886.

The name of the bridge comes from a local Aboriginal word dickabram meaning sweet potato that grew along the river flats there.

[3] The extensive restoration of the bridge, involving replacement of hardwood timber beams[4] and decking, was completed in April 2009.

The project team identified issues and mitigation measures required before dismantling and in January 2019 starting work on the larger pier 11.

[12] A plaque was erected on 12 October 1986, as an Australian Bicentenary Project to commemorate the historical significance and the centenary of the Dickabram Bridge.

[6] The Kingaroy to Theebine railway was used for agriculture and commercial freight as well as transporting passengers and was one of the first branch lines built in Queensland.

[3] The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history.