[3] Tooleybuc lies on the extreme west fringe of the saltbush plain, a semi-arid or arid area created by sediments from the Murray-Darling flood waters.

Tooleybuc was on the Puon Buon run, part of the 1840s pastoral empire of Ben Boyd, the whaling entrepreneur of Twofold Bay.

A vehicular punt was in operation by the 1870s, with a riverside hotel (the Tooley Buc) on the New South Wales side.

[2] Finally in 1925, in response to pressure from fruit-growers, the present lift-span bridge was erected by the NSW Department of Public Works, just upstream from the old privately owned punt.

The 17.8-metre (58 ft) lift span superstructure is of riveted lattice steel, including the main support girders.

[2][3] The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales and/or Victoria.

[2][3] The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales and/or Victoria.

The Tooleybuc Bridge has significance to the adjacent towns as the main crossing of a major barrier to communication (the Murray River).

The bridge is a focal point to transport, and also provides the only gateway between the states of Victoria and New South Wales.

[2] The Tooleybuc Bridge is of historical significance for its role in facilitating interstate trade between New South Wales and Victoria.

[3] This Wikipedia article was originally based on Tooleybuc Bridge over Murray River, entry number 01482 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.