Gallon House Bridge
Gallon House Bridge is a wooden covered bridge spanning Abiqua Creek in rural Marion County, Oregon, United States, built in 1916. The 84-foot-long bridge derived its name during prohibition when it was a meeting place for bootleggers and moonshiners.- Type: Bridge
- Description: wooden covered bridge spanning Abiqua Creek in rural Marion County, Oregon
- Also known as: “Abiqua Creek Bridge” and “Gallonhouse Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palace Theatre and Bethany Pioneer Cemetery.
Palace Theatre
Movie theater
The Palace Theatre is an art deco theatre in Silverton, Oregon, United States. The venue is a contributing property of the NRHP-listed Silverton Commercial Historic District. Palace Theatre is situated 2 miles south of Gallon House Bridge.
Bethany Pioneer Cemetery
Cemetery
Bethany Pioneer Cemetery is situated 2 miles southwest of Gallon House Bridge.
Mount Angel Abbey Cemetery
Cemetery
Mount Angel Abbey Cemetery is situated 2 miles northeast of Gallon House Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silverton and Mt. Angel.
Silverton
Silverton is a town in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. It is to the east of Salem and is the gateway to Silver Falls and several other areas of natural beauty in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains.Mt. Angel
Mount Angel is a city in Marion County, in the Cascade Mountains region of Oregon. It is famous for its Oktoberfest, held every September.Marquam
Hamlet
Marquam is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 213, between the cities of Molalla and Silverton. Marquam is situated 6 miles northeast of Gallon House Bridge.
Gallon House Bridge
- Categories: covered bridge, heritage site, building, historic site, and transportation
- Location: Marion, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.03213° or 45° 1′ 56″ north
Longitude
-122.79824° or 122° 47′ 54″ west
Elevation
184 feet (56 metres)
Inception
1916
Open location code
84QV26J2+VP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=bridge
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historic=heritage
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man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
“Gallon House Bridge” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gallon House Bridge”
Localities in the Area
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