Bellamy Road

Land travel and transportation in Florida prior to its acquisition by the United States was by foot over trails.

The Spanish used existing Native American trails to reach missions established in the interior of Florida.

The main route from St. Augustine to the Apalachee Province was known as el Camino Real, the Royal Road.

[1] In the latter part of the 17th century the Spanish tried, with limited success, to improve the Royal Road to allow use by ox carts.

John Bellamy of Monticello, with the endorsement of Florida Territorial Governor William Duval, offered to construct the road between the Ochlockonee River and St. Augustine for US$13,500.

[4][5] The Bellamy Road followed the general route of the Spanish Royal Road (el Camino Real) or Old Mission Trail, used by Native Americans and Spanish missionaries, running from Mission San Luis de Apalachee near Tallahassee to St. Augustine.