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

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

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Summary

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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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Wrought Iron Bridge Company
Converse, W H
Canton Wrought Iron Bridge Company
Hammond , David
Converse Bridge Company
King Iron Bridge Company
Hornal, George, photographer
Carver, Martha, historian
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Location

Hopewell Estates35.24124, -84.89288
Google Map of 35.2412403, -84.89288429999999
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