[1]The major impetus to development in Stanthorpe occurred in 1872 with the start of the practice of alluvial tin mining after discoveries of the valuable metal in the area in the mid 1850s.

[1] The Quart Pot Creek Rail Bridge forms part of the Southern railway line (Toowoomba - Warwick- Wallangarra).

Plans to strengthen the 50-foot (15 m) girder spans had first been drawn up in 1904 to permit the operation of heavier locomotives on the Sydney Mail and work began on the Warwick-Wallangarra section in 1910.

[1] The Quart Pot Creek Rail Bridge comprises 7 50-foot (15 m) spans of 3 rivetted deck type metal double lattice girders supported on six concrete piers and two abutments.

Quart Pot Creek Rail Bridge was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.

The Quart Pot Creek Rail Bridge is an important part of what was formerly the interstate link between Brisbane and Sydney.