We are in Avon, an important city of Indiana famous above all for one thing, for a busy architectural element that starts more than a chill to each traveler who passes every day by train on this bridge, for this old man railway bridge built in 1850.
We will never quite understand the reason why there are scenarios where the roots of the supernatural , of the strange, sink , and above all, of the tragedy.They are fortuitous dramas that leave their mark and that trace of pain that time has never faded, on the contrary, allows them to emerge later in the form of shadows, of ghostly ghosts that remind us of what happened in that past, between regrets and disturbing anguish.
Today in Mysterious we invite you to know the haunted bridge of Avon.
The tragedies that "have built" the bridge of Avon, in Indiana
You may be struck by the previous title: bring them days that have "built" the bridge of Avon.Guess why we have included this word? Basically because there is not only cement, iron, stones and concrete on this iron bridge.There are also human beings inside its powerful walls.Thinking about it makes our skin bristle, but it is even more shocking to know the history that this hue spins.We will begin by telling you that this bridge was built by Irish immigrants who were hired at a very low price, and that they also worked with very low security measures.
It is said that one of the platforms came to the ground suddenly during construction, causing one of the workers to fall on a bowl of cement .It was too deep and no matter how much the companions tried to reach it, no effort was successful.Irish is forever "embedded" in the foundations of bridge.Do the tragic stories associated with the Avon bridge end here? Not at all.During the construction, a second man died "almost" in the same circumstances.
It was night and one of the workers was moving through the area rather drunk .equilibrium and sank also in an area where fresh cement extended.It tells the urban legend that only one arm emerged from the corpse tomorrow, the rest of the body was inside the structure.Once again, it was preferred to leave the body inside before giving a proper burial.They say the bad tongues of Avon that it was decided to "cut that arm" and continue with the work.Terrible, no doubt.
Since then, from the late 19th century until At present, the apparitions have been continuous.It is not known very well why but the ghosts of these deceased people usually appear especially in summer, being v It is possible even for the travelers who pass through this area by train.However, it is possible to add to this ghostly and tragedy portrait, a story that also leaves us breathless.Already in the middle of the last century, it is said that a woman He crossed this bridge with his baby in his arms with the intention of looking for a doctor.But he never arrived.His foot was trapped in the train tracks, to then be overwhelmed with his son.Today, there are many those who have heard at night the cries of a desperate woman, and the cries of a very small creature.
Horrible dramas that are inscribed on the walls of this bridge and the train tracks that cross it.once you travel to Avon, in Indiana, the locals will not hesitate to tell you these and other inexplicable stories linked to this haunted scenario .
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