Lea Bridge, Spanning Candies Creek at Old Georgetown Road, Hopewell, Bradley County, TN

Significance: The Lea Bridge is an early Pratt pony truss bridge and contains two unusual design features: "beaded T" angles and patented end chord connections. Also, it is only one of two bridges remaining in Tennessee that are known to have been built by the significant Wrought Iron Bridge Company.

Survey number: HAER TN-40

Building/structure dates: 1886 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1988 Demolished

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