Question: Which Jackson County bridge is known as “Florida’s Most Haunted”?
Answer: Bellamy Bridge
The Bellamy Bridge Heritage Trail is a half-mile nature trail that starts from CR-162 in Jackson County and leads to the oldest bridge of its type in Florida. Bellamy Bridge was built in 1914 on the site of a previous wooden bridge that dated back to 1840. It is one of the 10 oldest bridges in Florida and is home to one of Florida’s best-known ghost stories, with many believing it to be “Florida’s most haunted bridge.”
The ghost story revolves around a young woman named Elizabeth Jane Bellamy, who died in Jackson County on May 11, 1837. Her restless spirit is said to haunt the bridge and surrounding floodplain swamp in an eternal search for her beloved husband, Dr. Samuel C. Bellamy.
