Conway Bridge

The Conway Bridge is a historic road bridge that crosses the Nolichucky River between Greene County and Cocke County, Tennessee. It has also been known as Nolichucky River Bridge, as Bridge at Bird Hill, as Birds Hill Bridge and as Bridge at Conway Ferry.[1]

This article is about an American bridge. For the ornamental bridge at Park Place in Berkshire, England, see Conway's Bridge. For the early 19th century Welsh bridge, see Conwy Suspension Bridge.
Conway Bridge
Nearest cityBriar Thicket, Tennessee
Coordinates36°7′26″N 83°7′31″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1925
Built bySteel and Lebby Bridge Co.
NRHP reference No.09000948[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 2009

It was built in 1924–5 to replace the Conway Ferry that crossed the river at that site. The ferry was replaced by a bridge when the construction of the upstream Nolichucky Dam changed the water level in the river.[2]

A four-span closed-spandrel arch bridge, it was built by the Steel and Lebby Bridge Co. of Knoxville.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Conway Bridge". BridgeHunter.com. Retrieved March 15, 2014.


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