LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Barlow: Barlow Road
built 286 days ago
Before the opening of the Barlow Road, pioneers traveling by land from the east followed the Oregon Trail to Wascopam Mission (now The Dalles) and floated down the Columbia River to Fort Vancouver, then a perilous and expensive journey. It was ... possible to drive livestock over Lolo Pass on the north side of Mount Hood, but that trail was too rugged for vehicles and so unsuitable for wagons.
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The Barlow Road operated under many owners as a toll road from 1846 to 1919. There were no tolls after 1919 when the estate of the final owner deeded the road to the State of Oregon.
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Barlow's concession expired in 1848, and he and Foster terminated their largely unprofitable partnership on November 29, 1848. Others continued to operate the toll road, but weather and mountain conditions made this a financial struggle.[10] By 1863, the toll had decreased to $2.50 per wagon and team.[9]
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