Avon Haunted Bridge, Avon


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The Avon Haunted Bridge is a historic 1906 railroad bridge in Avon, Indiana, known for a variety of ghost stories, most prominently a mother and baby who died after falling from the structure, with alleged sightings of ghostly figures and sounds of crying at night. Other legends include a worker buried in wet cement and several workers who died during its construction, leading to claims of mysterious sounds and thuds heard at the bridge. The bridge's gothic architecture and its location in Washington Township Park contribute to its mystique and enduring folklore. The most popular legend tells of a mother walking the railroad tracks with her sick baby when she slipped and fell from the bridge, leading to their deaths. Visitors claim to hear the mother's screams or crying. Another story involves a drunken worker who fell into the concrete during construction and was buried within it. Visitors have reported hearing moaning when a train passes over the bridge, which some attribute to the trapped worker. Other versions of the folklore state that several construction workers died during the bridge's building process. Some accounts mention hearing thuds and splashes from the creek below, though the water often appears calm.

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