Rex T. Barber Veterans Memorial Bridge
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The Rex T. Barber Veterans Memorial Bridge is a concrete arch bridge
that spans the Crooked River
gorge in Jefferson County, Oregon
. It was designed by T. Y. Lin International
and was completed in 2000 to replace the Crooked River High Bridge
. The older bridge was built in 1926 and was not wide enough to accommodate increased traffic on U.S. Highway 97.
The bridge has an arch span of 410 feet (124.97 m) and is situated 300 feet (91.44 m) above the canyon floor. It was the first bridge in the United States to use a cast-in-place segmental method of construction.
In 2003, the bridge, initially named the Crooked River Bridge, was renamed for Rex T. Barber
, a native of the area and the World War II
fighter pilot who shot down the plane carrying Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
.
Arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side...
that spans the Crooked River
Crooked River (Oregon)
The Crooked River is a tributary, long, of the Deschutes River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The river begins at the confluence of South Fork Crooked River and Beaver Creek. Of the two tributaries, the South Fork Crooked River is the larger and is sometimes considered part of the Crooked River proper...
gorge in Jefferson County, Oregon
Jefferson County, Oregon
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2010, its population was 21,720. It is named after Mount Jefferson. The seat of the county is Madras.-History:...
. It was designed by T. Y. Lin International
T. Y. Lin International
T.Y. Lin International , founded in 1954 by Tung-Yen Lin and headquartered in San Francisco, is an infrastructure consulting firm that provides engineering and architectural services to clients throughout the world...
and was completed in 2000 to replace the Crooked River High Bridge
Crooked River High Bridge
The Crooked River High Bridge is a steel arch bridge that spans the Crooked River gorge in Jefferson County, Oregon. The bridge was designed by Conde McCullough and was completed in 1926. Shortly after its completion, Oregon State Highway Division created the Peter Skene Ogden Park just to the...
. The older bridge was built in 1926 and was not wide enough to accommodate increased traffic on U.S. Highway 97.
The bridge has an arch span of 410 feet (124.97 m) and is situated 300 feet (91.44 m) above the canyon floor. It was the first bridge in the United States to use a cast-in-place segmental method of construction.
In 2003, the bridge, initially named the Crooked River Bridge, was renamed for Rex T. Barber
Rex T. Barber
Colonel Rex T. Barber was a World War II fighter pilot. He is best known as a member of the top secret mission to intercept the aircraft carrying Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in April 1943.-Personal life:...
, a native of the area and the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
fighter pilot who shot down the plane carrying Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Isoroku Yamamoto
was a Japanese Naval Marshal General and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II, a graduate of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and a student of Harvard University ....
.