The Washington Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis is considered haunted due to its history of suicides, particularly that of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet John Berryman, who jumped to his death in 1972. Witnesses and residents report seeing translucent figures, hearing phantom footsteps late at night, and experiencing feelings of being watched from the shadows. Some people claim to hear footsteps late at night when no one else is around. Visitors have reported seeing translucent or ghostly figures on the bridge. Many report a feeling of someone watching them from the shadows or a general eerie "presence". The spirit of poet John Berryman is often cited as the primary ghost, linked to his suicide from the bridge in 1972. The bridge has been a known location for suicides, which contributes to its paranormal reputation.