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Near High Springs in Columbia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Bellamy Road
 
Bellamy Road Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Julie Szabo, August 12, 2007
1. Bellamy Road Marker
 
Inscription. Florida Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. Near this point, the Bellamy Road crossed the Santa Fe River. The road was named for its builder, John Bellamy, a civil engineer. Approved by Congress in 1824 and completed in 1826, it was the first Federally funded road in Florida, connecting St. Augustine and Tallahassee.
 
Erected 1929 by Florida Section, American Society of Civil Engineers.
 
Location. 29° 54.865′ N, 82° 34.789′ W. Marker is near High Springs, Florida, in Columbia County. Marker can be reached from O near U.S. 441. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 410 S.E. O, High Springs FL 32643, United States of America.
 
More about this marker. It is in O'Leno State Park, near the east side of the suspension bridge built by the CCC in the 1930s (still functional).
 
Additional comments.
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    — Submitted November 14, 2008, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia.
 
Bellamy Road Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Julie Szabo, August 12, 2007
2. Bellamy Road Marker
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on October 31, 2007, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,051 times since then. Last updated on November 7, 2007, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. Photos:   1, 2. Submitted on October 31, 2007, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.


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