Richmond councilwoman pulls plan to rename Lee Bridge after criticism over proposed replacement

Richmond councilwoman pulls plan to rename Lee Bridge after criticism over proposed replacement

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Plans to rename the Robert E. Lee Memorial Bridge to Belvidere Bridge have been scrapped after opposition over the replacement's link to a plantation mansion in Richmond built by a man who enslaved hundreds of people. The proposal was expected to be approved by the Richmond City Council after the council's Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee agreed on the renaming on Oct. 18.But city leaders began rece…