2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁recre ating ▁a ▁navig able ▁connection ▁been ▁the ▁cre ek ▁and ▁the ▁Bow ▁Back ▁R ivers . ▁The ▁cre ek ▁gave ▁access ▁to ▁Ab bey ▁Creek ▁and ▁the ▁Ch ann else a ▁River , ▁which ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Le a ▁near ▁H ack ney ▁Marsh es . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁this ▁water way ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁cul vert ed . ▁Water ▁also ▁entered ▁the ▁cre ek ▁through ▁the ▁sl u ices ▁of ▁the ▁t ide ▁mill s ▁at ▁Three ▁M ills . ▁ ▁Sh ips ▁were ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁Or ch ard ▁House ▁Y ard , ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁reaches ▁at ▁Le am outh , ▁and ▁launched ▁in ▁the ▁cre ek ▁where ▁they ▁could ▁travel ▁north ▁along ▁the ▁River ▁Lee ▁Navigation ▁or ▁south ▁to ▁the ▁River ▁Th ames . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 0 , ▁an ▁iron ▁bridge ▁was ▁built ▁sp anning ▁the ▁cre ek ▁– ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁A 1 3 ▁bridge . ▁The ▁ab ut ments ▁have ▁been ▁re used ▁for ▁the ▁ped est rian ▁J ub ile e ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Bow ▁Creek ▁E col ogy ▁Park ▁ ▁Sam uda ▁Brothers ▁ ▁Th ames ▁Iron works ▁and ▁Sh ip building ▁Company ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁The ▁Iron ▁Bridge ▁and ▁Iron bridge ▁Ta vern ▁— ▁A ▁Chron ology ▁— ▁Bow ▁Creek / R iver ▁Le a ▁British ▁Water ways ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Bow ▁Back ▁R ivers ▁The ▁Lee ▁Navigation