Airtight Bridge, Illinois



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In 1980, the dismembered body of a woman was found here. The body was identified in 1992, but the murder was never solved. Today, people say that they've felt touched or scratched by invisible forces, and heard the sound of footsteps or a girl screaming. Others describe banging on the doors of their cars or the sound of someone being dragged across the roof.

Hell's Bridge, Michigan



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This narrow, railing-less footbridge is just scary on its own without the legend attached to it. But the legend makes it even worse. In the 1800s, several children went missing. While the adults went to search for them, the rest of the kids were entrusted to a kindly older man named Elias Friske. Of course, Friske turned out to be the murderer, and slaughtered the rest of the children here, dumping their bodies into the water. He claimed demons made him do it, and was hanged from the bridge.

The Screaming Bridge of Maud Hughes Road, Ohio



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The name "Screaming Bridge" apparently actually had an innocuous origin: the original surface of the bridge was grooved, and made a "screaming" sound when driven over. Now, that name is associated with a much more sinister legend. Today, any screams heard are thought to be any number of tragic spirits. There's one tale about a couple arguing and the man pushing the woman off. There's another about a couple's car breaking down and the man going to get help, only to return and find the woman hanging from the side of the bridge. And, of course, there's a woman tossing her baby over the side. The only actual recorded death here was a locomotive accident in 1909 that killed two engineers and injured three others.

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