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| Rex T. Barber Veterans Memorial Bridge | |
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| Carries | U.S. Highway 97 |
| Crosses | Crooked River |
| Locale | Jefferson County, Oregon |
| Design | concrete arch |
| Total length | 410 feet (124.97 m) |
| Longest span | 410 feet (124.97 m) |
| Opened | 2000 |
| Coordinates | 44°23′36″N 121°11′35″W / 44.3932°N 121.1931°WCoordinates: 44°23′36″N 121°11′35″W / 44.3932°N 121.1931°W |
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.[1][2]
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.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "2000 Seventh Biennial Bridge Awards Competition". Portland Cement Association. http://www.cement.org/bridges/br_2000_br_awards.asp. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^ "Crooked River Bridge". BridgePros.com. http://bridgepros.com/projects/Crooked%20River%20Bridge/CrookedRiverBridge.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^ "Notable Oregonians: Rex T. Barber - WWII Fighter Pilot and Ace". Oregon Blue Book. http://bluebook.state.or.us/notable/notbarber.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
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