bridge haunting
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Purple Head Bridge of Indiana
Bridge lore says a floating purple head may appear if visitors stop at midnight and perform a ritual such as honking or flashing lights.
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Holcomb Creek Trestle of Oregon
Rail trestle associated with stories of suicides, murders, and ghostly activity.
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Ross County Bridge Poltergeist of Enos Kay – Ohio
Ross County tale involving spectral mischief or a poltergeist-like presence around a bridge and old local tragedy narratives.
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Cry Baby Bridge of Utah
A Utah version of the widespread ‘cry baby bridge’ legend, involving phantom infant sounds or a grieving mother near the bridge.
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Crybaby Bridge in Kellyville, Oklahoma
One of Oklahoma’s best-known crybaby bridge legends, with claims of hearing a child or seeing apparitions at night.
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Crybaby Bridge in Oldham County, Kentucky
Bridge associated with tales of infant cries and other grief-haunting motifs.
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Crybaby Bridge around Noblesville, Indiana
Hamilton County variant of the Crybaby Bridge motif.
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Boggy Creek Crybaby Bridge of Oklahoma
Another crybaby bridge tradition involving nocturnal cries and local haunting stories.
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Avon Haunted Bridge of Indiana
Bridge legend involving ghostly lights, apparitions, and a woman or child spirit on or near the bridge.