Throughout
the United States there are lots of “Cry Baby Bridges” each one has their own
legend behind it but they all relate to a incident with a mother
and her baby.
In
the article the, bridge in South Carolina just north of Pageland claims to have
a Cry Baby Bridge. This tells a story about a women and her new born baby. The
story is that the women and her baby were one the way back home one night and
she was extremely tired and ready to get home because her husband was coming
home the next day from fighting in a war and she was ready to see him. The next
thing she knew she took the turn around the bridge to fast and she soon
realized that her baby had been thrown from the car. She was looking and
looking and couldn’t find her baby but could hear him. The baby’s cry got faint
and she couldn’t find him. It is said that if you go to the bridge at night
time and turn your car off, you will hear the cry of the baby.
In
Wood Bridge, New Jersey there is a legend that goes along with there Cry Baby
Bridge that there was a couple who just had a baby and the man got very jealous
that his wife was showing the baby more attention and ended up throwing the
baby off of the bridge and killing his wife. The legend says that if you go to
the bridge in New Jersey you will hear the ghost of the baby cry and feel your
car move like someone is pushing it.
In
Saraland, Alabama the Cry Baby Bridge and is said to be one of the most haunted
places in America. The story is that a plantation owner caught his wife in the
arms of his biggest and strongest slaves. When the women found out that she was
going to have the slaves child, she carried the baby until full term and then
drowned the baby in the creek under the bridge. Its said that the ghost of the women
and child are still heard.
In
Millington, Maryland the legend goes there was a teenager girl who was about to
become a mother and right when she had the baby, she found out that he had
deformed legs. She took the baby to the bridge and tossed him over. It is said
now that he is a ghost with very strong legs, knocking over trees with his
crying fits. All of the trees that have fallen in the area are blamed on the
ghost. There has been people with experiences with this bride, such as their
car not wanting to start and hearing gurgling sounds in the water below.
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| This image was caught by a person who has visited this bridge in Maryland. |
In
Aiken, South Carolina where I attend college there is said to be a Cry Baby
Bridge, the story is that the mother killed her baby because she thought the
child was interfering with her and her husband. I think it would be cool to go
visit to see if one of these bridges is really haunted.
Works Cited:
Seegars.
“The REAL Cry Baby Bridge.” 7 May. 2007, https://strangetalespodcast.wordpress.com/2007/05/28/the-real-crybaby-creek-bridge/
Abbey.
“Cry Baby Bridge Ghost Story.” http://www.angelsghosts.com/cry_baby_bridge_scary_ghost_story.
Accessed 13 October. 2016
Herman,
Amanda. “Cry Baby Bridge” http://www.serpentsofbienville.com/cry-baby-bridge/
Date accessed 17 October 2016.
“Cry
Baby Bridge” http://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/cry-baby-bridge/ Date accessed
17 October 2016.
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