Rex T. Barber Veterans Memorial Bridge
- Rex T. Barber Veterans Memorial Bridge
Infobox_Bridge
bridge_name=Rex T. Barber Veterans Memorial Bridge
carries=U.S. Highway 97
crosses=Crooked River
locale=Jefferson County, Oregon
design=concrete arch
mainspan=ft to m|410|precision=2
length=ft to m|410|precision=2
open=2000
lat=44.3932
long=-121.1931The 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 ft to m|410|precision=2 and is situated ft to m|300|precision=2 above the canyon floor. It was the first bridge in the United States to use a cast-in-place segmental method of construction.[cite web|url=http://www.cement.org/bridges/br_2000_br_awards.asp|title=2000 Seventh Biennial Bridge Awards Competition|publisher=Portland Cement Association|accessdate=2008-02-12] ][cite web|url=http://bridgepros.com/projects/Crooked%20River%20Bridge/CrookedRiverBridge.htm|title=Crooked River Bridge|publisher=BridgePros.com|accessdate=2008-02-12] ]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.[cite web|url=http://bluebook.state.or.us/notable/notbarber.htm|publisher=Oregon Blue Book|accessdate=2008-02-12|title=Notable Oregonians: Rex T. Barber - WWII Fighter Pilot and Ace] ]References
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