The Old Toll Gate
It's a familiar name to anyone in the area and we all still call it that, too, even though you won't pay
a toll these days to cross it. The Old Toll Gate was exactly that, a toll gate for a bridge that
spanned the Oswayo Creek, going south on Route 305 toward Eldred. The Old Toll Gate
Restaurant and filling station was one of the main landmarks here, at the corner of Rt. 305 and Rt.
417. The bridge was originally located behind this building, next to a smaller building and Red's
and Trudy's Hamburger Stand. Later, it was rebuilt in the present location.
The Portville Historical and Preservation Society put together an interesting article about the Old
Toll Gate in our Homespun Collage of May 2006.
The original Toll Gate building has been thoughtfully restored by the present owners of Red's and
Trudy's, Fred and Mel Caya. If you have not been to Red's lately, stop in and have a hamburger.
They are still delicious, just like in the old days!
a toll these days to cross it. The Old Toll Gate was exactly that, a toll gate for a bridge that
spanned the Oswayo Creek, going south on Route 305 toward Eldred. The Old Toll Gate
Restaurant and filling station was one of the main landmarks here, at the corner of Rt. 305 and Rt.
417. The bridge was originally located behind this building, next to a smaller building and Red's
and Trudy's Hamburger Stand. Later, it was rebuilt in the present location.
The Portville Historical and Preservation Society put together an interesting article about the Old
Toll Gate in our Homespun Collage of May 2006.
The original Toll Gate building has been thoughtfully restored by the present owners of Red's and
Trudy's, Fred and Mel Caya. If you have not been to Red's lately, stop in and have a hamburger.
They are still delicious, just like in the old days!
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Portville, New York
In the photo below, these mammoth gates were used for flood control against the seasonally rising
waters of the Allegany River.
waters of the Allegany River.