The old steel bridge

South Carolina · USA · Bridge

A disused steel bridge on Old Buncombe Road. You hear a baby crying, and a woman on the bridge looking down into the water.

There is an old steel bridge on Old Buncombe Road near Newberry, South Carolina, no longer in use, and it is known locally as Cry Baby Bridge.

What people report is the sound of a baby crying, and a woman standing on the bridge looking down into the dark water, searching.

What is said to have brought her there is not documented and is not repeated here.

This is the fourth or fifth crybaby bridge in this collection, and they appear in a dozen states. The elements never change: a woman, an infant and moving water beneath a crossing.

What that consistency records is something real about the past rather than anything supernatural. Drowning was a leading cause of death for small children, unmarried mothers had almost no options, and both facts were understood by everybody telling the story.

The same road carries the Hound of Goshen, elsewhere in this collection.

The bridge is disused.

FAQ

Hvor ligger The old steel bridge?

The old steel bridge ligger i South Carolina, USA.