Bloody Bridge was built during the Second Settlement by convict labour, in order to ensure a route over the stream even when it was in flood.
The reason for its name is unclear, but it is thought to be based on a story about the death of a convict work-gang overseer.
During the building of the bridge a work gang murdered their overseer and walled him up in the bridge. The next day the replacement overseer saw blood oozing from the mortar...