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.

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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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Barlow Ranger District traversedBy Barlow Road (historic Oregon Trail route)