Gallon House Bridge
{{short description|Covered bridge in Oregon, US}}
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| location = Silverton, Oregon vicinity
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| added = 1979
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Gallon House Bridge (also Gallonhouse Bridge) is a wooden covered bridge spanning Abiqua Creek in rural Marion County, Oregon, United States, built in 1916. The {{convert|84|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} bridge derived its name during prohibition when it was a meeting place for bootleggers and moonshiners. The bridge was swept off its footings in the December 1964 flood, but was restored immediately after. Gallon House Bridge is about {{convert|2|mi|km|0}} north-northwest of the city of Silverton west of Oregon Route 214 on Gallon House Road.
See also
External links
- [http://photos.salemhistory.net/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=all&CISOBOX1=Gallon%20House&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOOP2=exact&CISOBOX2=&CISOFIELD2=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOOP3=any&CISOBOX3=&CISOFIELD3=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOOP4=none&CISOBOX4=&CISOFIELD4=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOROOT=all&t=a Historic images of Gallon House Bridge] from Salem Public Library
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080226195045/http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/gallon.cfm Abiqua Creek (Gallon House) Covered Bridge] from Oregon.com
- {{HAER |survey=OR-123 |id=or0498 |title=Gallon House Bridge, Spanning Abiqua Creek at Gallon House Road (County Road 647), Silverton, Marion, OR |photos=7 |data=1 |cap=1}}
Category:Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Category:Bridges completed in 1916
Category:Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Marion County, Oregon
Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Marion County, Oregon
Category:Wooden bridges in Oregon
Category:Tourist attractions in Marion County, Oregon
Category:1916 establishments in Oregon
Category:Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
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