Located in

Kapolei Kapolei () is a planned community in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, United States, on the island of Oʻahu. In 1977, the government designated it as the "second city" of Oʻahu, in relation to Honolulu. For statistical purposes, ...

, Hawaii, the island of Oahu. Ft. Barrette road was constructed as an access road for the Marine Corps air station Barbers Point, later to be converted to

Naval Air Station Barbers Point Naval Air Station Barbers Point , on O'ahu, home to John Rodgers (naval officer, World War I), John Rodgers Field (the original name of Honolulu International Airport), is a former United States Navy airfield closed in 1999, and renamed Kalaeloa ...

. The first half of the road circles Pu'uokapolei, an ancient extinct cinder cone. The northern terminus of Ft. Barrette road intersects

Farrington Highway Farrington Highway is a major highway through the western part of Oahu, O‘ahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Starting from Kamehameha Highway north of Pearl Harbor, it heads west along the island's southwestern and western coast; another part o ...

and turns into Makakilo drive, a city and county of Honolulu roadway.

Fort Barrette

Fort Barrette Road is named after Fort Barrette. The nearby fort is named in honor of

John Davenport Barrette John Davenport Barette (May 14, 1862 – July 16, 1934) was an American Army officer and later a brigadier general during World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, w ...

, who was a brigadier general in the coastal defenses of the

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...

during

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

. The fort was constructed during the early 1930s. On nearby Pu'u Makakilo were Fire-control stations "A'" (pre-WWII, one structure) and "Makakilo" (World War II) which were part of Fort Barrette From January 1961 to March 1970, the 298th Air Defense Artillery Group, HI ARNG, used Fort Barrette as a support base for the nearby

Nike Hercules The Nike Hercules, initially designated SAM-A-25 and later MIM-14, was a surface-to-air missile (SAM) used by U.S. and NATO armed forces for medium- and high-altitude long-range air defense. It was normally armed with the W31 nuclear warhead, bu ...

missile battery (double site, 24 missiles) at Pālehua (OA-63) on Makakilo. The 2nd Battalion manned these sites, known as batteries A and D. Target tracking was by the Integrated Fire Control (IFC) radars located above Pālehua. Oahu was the first place in the United States to receive the

solid fuel Solid fuel refers to various forms of solid material that can be burnt to release energy, providing heat and light through the process of combustion. Solid fuels can be contrasted with liquid fuels and gaseous fuels. Common examples of solid fu ...

Nike Hercules. Fort Barrette Road connects Fort Barrette and Makakilo.

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