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.
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He claimed three further Japanese planes probably destroyed and damaged, but he was shot down on his 139th mission, bailing out near Kiukiang on April 29.
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The new bridge, plaque and kiosk honoring Barber were dedicated on August 9, 2003 at Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint.