LTLT purchased 160 acres on the Little Tennessee River at Lost Bridge in northern Macon County in September 2003. This is a key parcel adjacent to the 4500-acre Needmore Tract. It was the third river corridor property conserved by LTLT in the Needmore area and expanded to 2.5 miles and 340 acres the total riverfront acreage conserved by the Land Trust. The Lost Bridge tract, a prime target for riverside development, now continues to provide a forested link from the river bottom to the Cowee Mountains. It also has the potential to provide public access to the river at the main highway bridge along twenty miles of river.

The Lost Bridge acquisition would not have been possible without the support of our individual donors, as our unrestricted funds have been a key component in putting together this as well as every other river conservation project.