12/09/2026
Tarnagulla weigh bridge was built in 1888 and located on the corner of King st and Sandy creek lane It was built for the farmers to weigh their grain before unloading at the old flour mill that once stood in Commercial rd at what is now the Police station.
Farmers from all over the district would load their horse drawn drays / wagons to the brim and haul them into town to this weigh bridge. The flour mill closed down in the early 1920's and in 1927 the weigh bridge was moved to its current location in Gladston st.
This was closer to the rail line and this area of town was busy with freight from our local farmers. The old bridge that now lay in ruins was used by all as the safest way to reach the station that was just across Sandy creek and only two or thee hundred yards from the weigh bridge.
There is nothing to see of the train station now a days except where the ground raised to meet the platform.
The next time you take a trip down Gladston st on your way toward the golf course, take note of the old tin covered weigh bridge that played such an important part of our towns history.
BEFORE AND AFTER.
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Today:
The story of the upgrade and protection of the weigh bridge. !
Thanks to some very hard working townsfolk and historians ...
Jordy Ford , David Gordon, Barry Condick to name just a few , the town has secured a permanent display of this historic feature.
Well done and Thank you.