Barlow Road (historic Oregon Trail route)
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Barlow Road is a historic toll road in Oregon that served as the final overland segment of the Oregon Trail, allowing pioneer wagons to bypass the dangerous Columbia River route by crossing the southern flank of Mount Hood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barlow Road (historic Oregon Trail route) canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Oregon Trail segment
ⓘ
historic road ⓘ toll road ⓘ |
| builder |
Philip Foster
ⓘ
Samuel K. Barlow ⓘ |
| category |
Oregon Trail
ⓘ
Roads on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1845 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
Cascade Range
ⓘ
Sandy River NERFINISHED ⓘ Zigzag River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic trail segments for recreation
ⓘ
partly modern roads and highways ⓘ |
| follows | southern flank of Mount Hood ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation |
National Historic Trail segment
ⓘ
Oregon National Historic Trail ⓘ
surface form:
Oregon Historic Trail
|
| hasMarker | historic interpretive signs ⓘ |
| hazards |
dense forest
ⓘ
rough terrain ⓘ steep grades ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American westward expansion ⓘ |
| inception | 1846 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 160 miles ⓘ |
| listedIn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Clackamas County, Oregon
ⓘ
Hood River County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Hood National Forest ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Hood region
Oregon ⓘ Wasco County, Oregon ⓘ |
| managedBy |
State of Oregon (segments)
ⓘ
U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Forest Service (segments)
|
| namedAfter | Samuel K. Barlow ⓘ |
| nearby | Mount Hood ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| openedToTraffic | 1846 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Oregon National Historic Trail
ⓘ
Oregon Trail ⓘ |
| purpose |
to bypass Columbia River route
ⓘ
to provide safer alternative to river passage ⓘ |
| replacedRoute |
Oregon Trail
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia River passage of Oregon Trail
|
| terminus |
Oregon City, Oregon
ⓘ
The Dalles, Oregon ⓘ |
| tourism | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| use | overland wagon route ⓘ |
| usedBy |
pioneer emigrant wagon trains
ⓘ
settlers traveling to Willamette Valley ⓘ |
| wasTollRoadUntil | early 20th century ⓘ |
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