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Gallon House Bridge

Gallon House Bridge is a wooden covered bridge spanning in rural , , 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.
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  • 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.

Movie theater
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is an art deco theatre in , United States. The venue is a contributing property of the NRHP-listed Silverton Commercial Historic District. is situated 2 miles south of Gallon House Bridge.

Cemetery
Photo: Edmund Garman, CC BY 2.0.
is situated 2 miles southwest of Gallon House Bridge.

Cemetery
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2 miles northeast of Gallon House Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silverton and Mt. Angel.

Photo: born1945, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in the in . It is to the east of and is the gateway to Silver Falls and several other areas of natural beauty in the foothills of the .

Photo: Ian Sane, CC BY 2.0.
Mount Angel is a city in Marion County, in the Cascade Mountains region of . It is famous for its Oktoberfest, held every September.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It is located on Oregon Route 213, between the cities of and . is situated 6 miles northeast of Gallon House Bridge.

Gallon House Bridge

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
way 1078016874
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­bridge
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Geo­Names ID
5727963
Wiki­data ID
Q5519128
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In Other Languages

“Gallon House Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Gallon House Bridge”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gallon House Bridge”. Photo: Katr67, Public domain.