The bridge north of West Plains

Missouri · United States · Bridge

Stop on the bridge in a rainstorm at night and turn off your lights. A child's head appears beside the car, asking for help finding his mother.

A small bridge north of West Plains, Missouri has a very particular set of conditions attached to it.

You have to cross at night. It has to be raining. You stop the car on the bridge and turn off the lights.

A child's head appears beside the car and asks for help finding his mother.

That is one of the more disturbing images in this collection, and the specificity of the weather is what makes it work as folklore. A ritual that requires a rainstorm cannot be attempted on demand, which means nobody can ever quite prove it does not happen.

There is also a stop sign in the area with its own reputation, said to mark where something took place.

The roads are public and stopping on a bridge in rain at night is a poor idea.

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Where is The bridge north of West Plains located?

The bridge north of West Plains is in Missouri, United States.