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Bellamy Bridge

Jackson County, Florida
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http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/bellamybridge

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Description 

This bridge has a reputation of being haunted. See http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/bellamybridge for more information.

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Chipola River on an abandoned section of Bellamy Bridge Rd
Location
Jackson County, Florida
Status
Abandoned
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.86599, -85.25143   (decimal degrees)
30°51'58" N, 85°15'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/667174/3416059 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Cottondale East
Inventory number
BH 48099 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (1,371)
Florida (341)
Haunted (7)
Jackson County, Florida (4)
Owned privately (543)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,658)
Through truss (9,205)
Truss (23,566)

Update Log 

  • February 11, 2011: Added by James McCray

Sources 

  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Bellamy Bridge
Posted July 9, 2012, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I think RE is pretty much spot on with his assessment.

The light eyebars hanging down for the first set of verticals suggest a pin-connected truss is what we have here. I would say that ca.1900 is indeed a good guess and that this span likely isn't older than 1915 at the latest.

Not many truss bridges in the Sunshine State, so this is a nice find!

Bellamy Bridge
Posted July 9, 2012, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I would say it looks like a bridge that would have been built for automobiles, probably around the year 1900.

Bellamy Bridge
Posted July 9, 2012, by Alyssa McManus (alyssamcmanus [at] gmail [dot] com)

Does anyone know the date of construction for this bridge? Was it a rail bridge?