The Gallon House Bridge, the last of Marion County's original covered bridges, is located a little more than a mile northwest of Silverton. Orginally constructed in 1917, this is a 84' long bridge over Abiqua Creek. The name Gallon House came from the bridge's use as a "pigeon drop" for liquor at the north entrance. Silverton was "dry," not allowing liquor to be sold in town, while Mt. Angel was "wet". Operators at a liquor dispensary nearby sold "white lightening" whiskey by the gallon to Silverton residents. The bridge was in Mt. Angel territory served as a convenient "transfer" point.Roads to the bridge are in excellent condition. I chose to access the bridge by using Hwy 214 from Woodburn through Mt. Angel then to Silverton. Very enjoyable ride through the farms and fields once I was out of Woodburn. Beautiful area, very low traffic (serious bonus in my book).
There isn't much room to get off the road once you are at the bridge but there's just enough to get a motorcycle off to the side. There's more space on the other side of the bridge for a car to pull off (loose gravel) but the view isn't as nice. It would be difficult to get a decent shot of the inside of the bridge as this one doesn't feature any windows or open spaces in the construction but it's a nice walk across regardless. Wish I could share the perfect temperature for you like I had.
Latitude: 45°01'55.5"N, Longitude: 122°47'53.3"W
There isn't much room to get off the road once you are at the bridge but there's just enough to get a motorcycle off to the side. There's more space on the other side of the bridge for a car to pull off (loose gravel) but the view isn't as nice. It would be difficult to get a decent shot of the inside of the bridge as this one doesn't feature any windows or open spaces in the construction but it's a nice walk across regardless. Wish I could share the perfect temperature for you like I had.
Latitude: 45°01'55.5"N, Longitude: 122°47'53.3"W
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