The South's Most Haunted Bridges
- Dec 9, 2022
- 2 min read
Bellamy Bridge - Florida
This bridge is said to be haunted by the spirit of a young women whose death left her husband devastated. Years later he took his own life and was buried away from his late wife in a grave that has now, sadly, been lost to time. Because the lovers were buried apart from each other, the young bride is stuck forever wandering in search of her husband's spirit so that she can fulfil her promise to love him for eternity. You can read more about this tragic love story here.
Stovall Mill Covered Bridge - Georgia
It is said that if you stand on this bridge at night, you will hear ghostly noises piercing through the darkness. This bridge is thought to have been the site of a deadly flood that took place a century ago. If this is true, perhaps that can explain the spooky sounds that people claim to hear there at night. If you want to learn more about this structure and see one group's paranormal investigation of it, click here.
Lydia's Bridge - North Carolina
If you ever find yourself on this bridge, legend has it that you may be asked for a ride from a girl in white. This girl is Lydia and she supposedly died in a car crash on her way home from a party in the 1920s and now her ghost is left asking strangers to give her the safe ride home she never got. To read about more of North Carolina's haunted bridges click here.
Poinsett Bridge - South Carolina
With Poinsett Bridge's beautiful stone structure and pointed arch underpass, it appears like something straight out of a story book, but it is rumored to be the most haunted bridge in the entire state. Visitors report a great amount of paranormal activity around the bridge at night, including the sound of screaming and flashing lights emanating from underneath the archway. Some have even claimed that their vehicles would stall out when they tried to leave. Click here to see pictures of this historic (and possibly haunted) structure.
Drummond Bridge - Tennessee
This bridge was the site of a blood-filled battle between unhappy coal miners and those sent on behalf of the Tennessee Coal Mining Company. After this battle Richard Drummond, a young miner who had supposedly killed soldier during the fight, was sentenced to hanging and his punishment was carried out on what would later come to be called Drummond Bridge. Today the bridge is said to be haunted by his ghost. Animals are reportedly wary to go on or near the bridge and some have claimed to have seen an apparition of Richard Drummond, while others have claimed to have heard the last ragged breaths of the condemned man. To read more about this bridge click here.
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