The Dark Truth Of The Most Haunted Bridges In The World

If you just like the picturesque look of a covered bridge, there's already a lot to enjoy about Emily's Bridge. Built in 1844, this single-lane bridge in Stowe, Vermont, is a lovely example of historic New England.

If you want an edge to your next leaf-peeping adventure, Emily's Bridge is said to bring the creepiness, too. As the story goes, Emily was a lovelorn 19th-century woman who went to the bridge to meet with her lover. Realizing she'd been stood up, Emily died by suicide on the bridge. Now, the perpetually disappointed young woman is believed to menace passers-by, scratching cars and even an unlucky pedestrian or two. Other visitors have reported odd lights, formless voices, and even the ghostly figure of a woman who might just be the bridge's namesake.

The legend of Emily's Bridge has changed a fair amount over the years. Depending on when the story was told and who's telling it, Emily might meet her end via her own hand or by accident, perhaps on foot, while driving a team of horses, or, beginning in the 1920s, in a car. Yet, there are no records of anyone dying at the bridge, much less a broken-hearted woman named Emily. Stories of the haunting appear to have begun around the 1960s or later, perhaps even as a legend specifically crafted to scare kids.

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