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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Barlow Road (historic Oregon Trail route) canonical 1

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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 ⓘ
crosses Cascade Range ⓘ
Sandy River ⓘ
Zigzag River ⓘ
currentUse historic trail segments for recreation ⓘ
partly modern roads and highways ⓘ
follows southern flank of Mount Hood ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Trail segment ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Mount Hood region ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ
Wasco County, Oregon ⓘ
managedBy State of Oregon (segments) ⓘ
U.S. Forest Service (segments) ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
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 Columbia River passage of Oregon Trail ⓘ
linked to: 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) ⓘ