Its not been but a cpl mths sense we went for a swim down there, and the roads are back opened, because we parked right in front of the bridge, and there was a crowd of people down there. accumulate in a local community on old/historic bridges, even technologically Aparently, a young mother ran off the bridge with her baby in the car. I live about 15 minutes away from Crybaby Bridge! We took the ride home to Monroe, NC and set up the camera to watch what we had filmed on the TV. (Oh yeah! Home to about 100 people, this tiny town in the Palmetto State has seen its fair share of paranormal activity, despite being a favorite vacation spot for many. The local legend (which is repeated in nearly every county in South Carolina) tells of a woman and her infant who died in a car crash off the bridge. responsibility of correctly following all applicable laws, rules, and Now if you visit the bridge you can hear the baby crying, and see her looking for baby. The husband never found his wife or child but they claim he stays near the bridge even now. HistoricBridges.org Bridge Browser: View listed bridges within 0.5 miles (0.8 kilometers) of this bridge. Between the electrical malfunctions, the disembodied voices, and the shadowy apparitions, it's no wonder the Crybaby bridge in South Carolina is one of the most notoriously haunted places in the state. Theyre absolutely my points! As we approached the bridge we heard a scream coming from the far left side of the bridge. Heres a shortened excerpt from the Crybaby Creek Cache on http://www.geocaching.com. Built in 1919 in Virginia, the continuous two-span camelback through truss bridge initially stood near Charleston before moving to Anderson County in 1952. Ive got a picture of our kids on Easter a few years back, that my grandmas face was in 6 years after she died. So I started to check stuff like this out. Crybaby Bridge is a nickname given to some bridges in the United States. His material and clear conflict of interest was discussed at length on the Talk page and largely removed. sounds of a mother searching for her baby, or a ghost of the mother approaching Is this Kelly Thompson?!?!? Hey Ashley! Well the passenger rolled down her window and threw pennies into the creek to make the sounds of someone walking. Anyway, its about sundown and we make our way to the site. The bridge is one of several rumors about locations along Sleepy Hollow Road. Although it's now abandoned, the one-lane trestle that crosses Cane Creek has become affectionately known in local folklore as "Green Hand Bridge.". I popped the hood, shook the cables, beat the fuse box, finally got it to start and drove away as fast as I could. Map: 405547N 804948W / 40.929744N 80.829978W / 40.929744; -80.829978, This crybaby bridge is in the area of the melon heads. thank you for reading my story , i didnt mean to say baby she needed our help i meant maybe* sorry people. Also,my mother and I as well has had things to happen that are unexplainable. SCott, this is NOT an internet hoax. Thats a given. Cry Baby Bridge was originally built in Virginia in 1919 for Charleston, South Carolina to connect two counties with the other. [7], Jack Creek, a stream west of Lufkin, Texas, has for years been known as Cry Baby Creek, supposedly because a woman and a baby died when their auto veered off a wooden bridge and fell into the steep creek. Dr. Glass I hope you do not mind me using your viewpoint here on my site. She now looks for her baby while crying in the river sadly. The legend says that a car carrying a man and a woman stalled on top of the bridge. I was born in Monroe nc and lived in pageland 95% of my life. [9][10], In 1999, Maryland folklorist Jesse Glass presented a case against several crybaby bridges being genuine folklore, contending that they were instead fakelore that was knowingly being propagated through the internet.[11]. I can say what I felt was not normal and Ive always lived in the boonies, so I no it wasnt a draft of wind or just a breeze, and trust me this country girl would know the difference. All you have to do is walk along the path of Cry Baby Creek, the very same creek where a young mother lost her infant in the waters. After we got home we went through the pictures, and in one of my son there was a figure behind him, about the size of a toddler. I run in and all I hear is a muffled Turn it off! At the High Shoals. Secondly, if this accident happened, then the names could be verified through the S.C. Death index. Date: 2007-03-28. I promise. What's know to be the first concrete bridge in the county is home to a haunted spirit, some say. I believe that Carroll County, Maryland should apologize for slavery. Maybe mommy will help you to find him. I grew up less than 2 miles from that bridge. Crybaby Bridge may be one of the most haunted bridges in South Carolina, but its not the only one. Of course most of us was scared. Just looking for a really good story.. According to the history they were told the house had caught on fire and the woman had grabbed the baby running towards the river. This is an easy case to solve. Towards the back of the cemetery is where youll find the older section, and thats where most of the paranormal activity happens. If you plan on going to the area at night, I would strongly suggest that you first go through the proper channels and get permission to be on the property, and even ask a DNR officer if they would like to accompany you on your adventure The area is patrolled by DNR officers, and there are signs posted,.. No ATVs (4 wheelers or 3 Wheelers) are allowed, and you cannot drive out to the bridge, it is about a 1/2 mile walk down the old, now closed, highway If you could shoot me an e-mail with directions to it, thatd be great. occur here. ;(, hey everyone my name is pee i love to drink pee i love everything about pee i love the taste its so juicy!!!! It's located in South Carolina, United States.If you're into ghost stories, this one is for you. This historic hotel is believed to be haunted by a pair of dogs who drowned trying to save a young boy, and their phantom barks are often heard echoing throughout the property. Hey, Kelly. In fact, I just went back over my sent e-mails and can tell you that I sent my first e-mail (unanswered) to Shadowlands on February 21, 1999, so thats the time that the Crybaby Bridges first started to appear on the Internet. Iva, SC (10.3 mi.) I left the room for a few minutes to get some popcprn and some drinks when I hear this blood curdling scream from the bedroom. There it was. Also did any of you ever stop and think that there might be little children on the internet that you are giving some serious night mares to? Almost everyone has heard the tell of "Cry baby bridge", heck almost every state and some cities has one. During construction, a worker fell to his death. You have to park at the main road for this one. Give them all of your info, and be cooperative, dont be a smarty, be nice, You may get lucky and get a warning, But I guess it would depend on what kind of mood the officer is in,.. Have fun but BE SAFE. A car that I just had the battery, alternator, and starter checked, all in great condition. Facts Overview From 5 people? Lancaster County School District Career Center 625 Normandy Road Lancaster, SC, 29720 Director Rodney Miller Secretary Katie Humphries 285-7404/Fax-285-2720 Website Profile Report to Parents. It is in a very remote area. The Cry Baby Bridge is closed off for vehicles, but it is still accessible on foot. In fact, there are at least two other Crybaby Bridges in South Carolina, one near Andersonand the other in Pageland. My book Ghosts and Legends of Carroll County was simply cited because I literally wrote the book on the paranormal events of that area. One visitor supposedly found the imprint of a babys hand on her auto window after returning from the bridge. bridge was bypassed by a modern bridge in 1987 and allowed to stand next to its Search Area: Lancaster County, SC. So excited that she took the bridge over Flat Creek a little to fast. kind, either expressed or implied. Some of the older pageland citizens say its bobcats. If your car breaks down at night along the road that the bridge is on, you will undoubtedly hear multiple children crying. You can see my earlier post on June 21, 2009. The legendary Sarah Jane is Sarah Jane Block, who lost no children and lived to the age of 99. Ive been to both also. Eerie enough, it looks nearly identical to the above picture! Just a note. It is completely legal, as long as you arent vandalizing or littering you will not get in trouble. This land is under DNR regulation and you will be trespassing and may get arrested. Its adjacent to Forty Acre Rock park (worth visiting all by itself) near Pageland, SC. bridge that is not a cantilever truss. ABSOLUTELY Crybaby Creek Bridge. Not likely but I was still not convinced. Aparently, a young mother ran off the bridge with her baby in the car. A bridge on Sleepy Hollow Road near the border between Jefferson and Oldham counties in Kentucky was known as Crybaby Bridge. Story that I had heard was that she went over the right side of the bridge. Will NOT be displayed. Do not use all capital letters. In the county of Lancaster, near hwy. The name often reflects an urban legend that the sound of a baby can be, or has been, heard from the bridge. In all my years, I never heard one person yell Cry Baby Cry Baby. Back in the day, it was good clean fun for 6 or 7 close teen friends. There are stringer approach spans present at this bridge also. The REAL Crybaby Creek Bridge GPS Coordinates: N 34 39.171 W 080 31.183 I know you have heard this one. . A North Plantation Road bridge over Bear Creek. The story was almost identical in every location, with certain variations indicating a facile knowledge of the history of the area. This story has been around for as long as I can remember. Flat Creek is in Lancaster County, South Carolina. Weve spent the night out there, at each one of these places, camping out, drinking, getting stoned and so forth. Nov 30, 2018 - 8 Likes, 2 Comments - Seegars In SC (@seegarsinsc) on Instagram: "Crybaby Creek Bridge Lancaster County, SC. I have worked in Family Education (Adult Education, Parent Education, and Early Childhood Development Education). The voice recording that all 5 of us did on our phones just disappeared, user error? represent the views of anyone else, including any outside photographers whose The already haunted bridge was moved to Charleston where it stayed . Well the person driving the truck (I was on the back with 5 people) stalled the truck. However, in their book Weird U.S.: Your Travel Guide to America's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets, authors Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman relate the story of a purported crybaby bridge on Lottsford Vista Road between Bowie and Upper Marlboro, asserting that this bridge has "made believers out of many skeptics. We had come down to visit my parents in Kershaw, SC, just a few miles from the site in question, with the intention of going out to Crybaby Creek to do a little filming. Pawleys Island is one of the most haunted towns in South Carolina. Anyhow our story goes that Mary got pregnant premarital in the town nor her folks was to find out about it so when she had the baby she threw it over the Bridge. first you can park at the following coordinates:N 34 39.351W080 30.955After that its just a short hike into the woods on an old disused road.CAUTION!This is a great spot for snakes and we do have rattlesnakes around these parts so be warned.Also this is an old bridge so venture carefully!. Ghostly figures, mists, and lights have been reported, as well as black hooded figures and a phantom train. That is not fakelore since no deception is intended. Matt Lake, Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman: Weird Maryland: Your Travel Guide to Maryland's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets Page 178 Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Kentuckiana's Monsters, Myths and Legends - Sleepy Hollow Road", "The Screaming Bridge of Maud Hughes Road", "Coroner: Woman strangled, body burned off Egypt Road", "The University of Pennsylvania Online Books Page for, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crybaby_Bridge&oldid=1106829537, This page was last edited on 26 August 2022, at 17:42. At first glance, Van Sant (Crybaby) Bridge in New Hope simply looks like an enchanting covered bridge, a calming piece of Pennsylvania's past in the midst of a turbulent 21st century. Countless Haunt Hunters have been arrested, ticketed, and reprimanded by the authorities for trespassing. All of a sudden we saw a man standing were the trees are wearing a cap. Upstate South Carolina is known to be one of the countrys regions with the most paranormal activity, and the town of Anderson may be the most haunted of them all. Reportedly, mothers would drop their unwanted, sick, or deformed babies off the bridge to drown in the water, and their crying can still be heard there. When we got home and looked at the truck and believe it or not there were scratches on the side right close to the top where my two friends were sitting. [5] The closed road remains as an access way to high-voltage utility lines. Both papers gave extensive coverage to local events, even the most lurid. Conflict of interest means that one is somehow trying to benefit from posting about a subject. The bridge appears to retain good historic integrity with few In the 1800s, the story held, unwanted black babies were drowned by being thrown off this bridge. This bridge is locally known as the Crybaby Creek Bridge because legend says that the bridge is a "crybaby bridge" which is a group of bridges upon which paranormal events are supposedly witnessed relating to babies and/or their mothers. This includes hangings, lynchings, and the deaths of African-Americans as well as the activities of the KKK and KKK-like groups during the Reconstruction period. Although the bridge is off of Egypt Road near Salem, Ohio, it is actually on what used to be West Pine Lake Rd., which now dead-ends to the east of the bridge. We call it Crybaby Creek Bridge here. Finally the car started, and we got out of there. Happy haunting! Most continuous truss bridges built were Information could include technical The first time we went there were 5 of us, 4 adults and my teenage son, about 10 oclock at night. first you can park at the following coordinates:N 34 39.351W080 30.955After that its just a short hike into the woods on an old disused road.CAUTION!This is a great spot for snakes and we do have rattlesnakes around these parts so be warned.Also this is an old bridge so venture carefully!. Director Sarah T Schwab Writers Emily Fouraker Sarah T Schwab Stars Erik King Florencia Lozano Kevin Breznahan unusual type. Bear Creek Bridge (Lancaster County, South Carolina) Built 1935; rehabilitated 1954 . I think thats simply morally reprehensible to attempt to foist that kind of canard onto a community like Westminster which has had, believe you me, its share of racial misunderstandings and tragedies. I blacked out and would have fallen onto the bridge had my boyfriend at the time not caught me. After exploring Underground Anderson with Alan Russell we decided to visit this haunted spot. The bridge is on Wisner Road in Chardon Township, Geauga County, Ohio, just north of Kirtland Chardon Rd. I can honestly say that this bridge was famous (infamous) for its particular peculiarity well before the internet became a popular tool. To this day I will not drive over the bridge. Training And Servicing Center The snakes are really, really bad. Swanseaparanormalinvestigating@mail.com or 803-719-6177. One more link: this is to teh apology article: http://www.examiner.com/a-617826~Historian_says_Carroll_should_apologize.html. It's located specifically on Rockland Road, just off of Uniontown Road outside of Westminster's city limits past Rt. In my area we have a story about a haunted cemetery complete with its onwn 13 steps to Hell story. Crybaby Bridge may be one of the most haunted bridges in South Carolina, but it's not the only one. Nope. Years ago you could drive all the way out to the bridge. I dont hide behind a web moniker. I grew up in Lancaster SC and have been to this bridge many times. We all got a feeling of dread in our stomachs as soon as we stepped on the bridge. But 100 years ago, the deserted stretch was one of the county's busiest and most vibrant thoroughfares. A babies face in the water. My aunt said mama I got your baby once normally, second time was louder, and last time she practically screamed it. I dont know the real story behind the bridge. Me and my 2 cousins just visited the Crybaby Creek Bridge last and I swear we so a woman dressed in a white blouse 3 or 4 times on the side of the road Ive never see it before so it very scary. The Ghost of Crybaby Bridge in Anderson South Carolina AndersonObserver 1.27K subscribers Subscribe 1.4K 163K views 3 years ago There are a lot of Crybaby Bridges across the country, but the. HARDERR!!!! Now if you do not believe me you can email me and I can give you the place it happened. They say that to this day, on certain nights, you can still hear her screaming. As did her heart. Crybaby creek has a little ghostly local history. I dont like the controversy of this, BUT, I will not remove wither comment. Known as the 'Crybaby Bridge,' the bridge is a popular fishing spot and a stop for those tracking paranormal activity. I would like to visit this is there any way I could get directions? 04-08-2008, 05:14 PM Singe : Location: ~*Carolinas*~ . This is in regards to CryBaby Bridge. The thing is she ran out of pennies, and we still heard the sound of someone walking in the water. To this day, many people have reported hearing the ghosts' conversations, then a woman's scream followed by a man's scream. stories and their truth or untruth have no bearing on the historic significance because legend says that the bridge is a "crybaby bridge" which is a group of However, the bridge does include N 34 39.171 W 080 31.183 . work with any governmental agencies, nor is it in any way Pinterest. I know people that absolutely WILL NOT venture here at night. 844 W81 05.149 Town Clock In 1785, the General Assembly of South Carolina . Okay, my brother, three friends, and the youth leader from our church are going to that same crybaby bridge to test the urban legend. me and my friend , jessie were going down this road ( we took the road every time we went up there and never experienced this before ) it was night we were in my new car taking it for a test drive cruising and all that and all of a sudden we come upon this bridge and we seen this white figure saying *where is my baby* * have you seen my baby? I could get there with my eyes closed. That bridge is on the Old Flat Creek Hill, the old highway. Kelly I have spoken with the officer that is the land manager over that area and I wouldnt chance it. Cry Baby Bridge Anderson South Carolina 591 miles from Edgefield County SC. I actually like the viewpoint of the good Doctor in this particular article and thought it a valuable opinion on the subject. This bridge is an extremely rare example of a smaller scale Now I will admit to using this place to scaring a few girls. I am the author of this blog and the photographer that took that pic. Regional newspapers, such as the American Sentinel and the Democratic Advocate, which usually covered racially motivated murders of the period, make no mention of the events described online. My friends and I have been going to every creepy place in Lancaster that weve heard about since we could drive. I am from Lancaster SC and lived here all my life. By this time the full moon had come out from behind the clouds and made the spot all eerie. Spartanburgs oldest cemetery dates back to the late 1800s and while it is a beautiful cemetery, its also one of the most haunted cemeteries in South Carolina. There is also a rumor that there is a cult of some sort in the woods surrounding the bridge. West Meeting Street bridges over Bear and Cane creeks are up for repair. 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