The mysterious bridge of suicides in California

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco received the bad reputation-after its inauguration in 1937-of the favorite final destination of those tormented souls who wish to cease their lives.So far there have been around 2 thousand deaths of this nature in the hanging structure, famous mainly for the tragic stories with which it relates.

It is perhaps due to this impressive death toll that attention has been diverted from the mysterious bridge of Pasadena Boulevard , also located in California, baptized as the bridge of suicides by the chilling paranormal events that have been brewing since 1913.Know it below.

The mysterious bridge of suicides in Pasadena

The Pasadena Boulevard bridge, built and designed by the company Waddell&Harrington in 1913, is one of the most beautiful historical buildings in America.Its decoration, with classic-style arches and ornaments carved s on the lampposts and on the railings , I get the catwalk to become an attraction for tourists, motivated to cross it only to closely admire this architectural work full of details that steal the breath.But in addition to its beauty, its height of 45 meters I return it as the ideal place for more than a hundred unfortunates to launch into emptiness.

The first documented incident on the site occurred during the construction of the Pasadena Boulevard bridge. A worker lost his balance and fell sideways on a surface covered with fresh concrete .As it was likely that the man did not survive the fall, his coworkers left their body to abandonment, submerged in the quick-drying cement.It was then that the-later-nicknamed suicide bridge became his grave.

The mysterious bridge of suicides in California

The suicide bridge, Pasadena, California

The tragic death of the construction worker was just the beginning of the chain of unfortunate events that would come later. On November 16, 1919 the first person was launched to Arroyo Seco, the canon from which the concrete structure is erected.And as a domino effect, hundreds of others followed, encouraged by world crises such as the Great Depression, among others calamities that forced them to go after a definitive solution.

One of the most famous stories of the suicide bridge happened on May 1, 1937.A mother desperate to flee her personal misfortune, he threw his baby off the catwalk and then jumped next to her. Fortunately, the baby managed to survive being caught in a tree, instead her mother died instantly when hitting the ground.

Paranormal encounters

Maybe the figures for Suicides on the Pasadena Boulevard bridge are less impressive than those recorded at the Golden Gate, however, it is the frightening legends about encounters with the unknown that force you to remember where your fame comes from as the mysterious suicide bridge.

Those who have visited him say that all those tormented souls who succumbed to suicide were condemned to roam the bridge, repeating their final act over and over again, as an endless nightmare.According to some witnesses, among those who wander is the spirit of a woman who is wearing a long tunic.They say that she runs along the catwalk and disappears when she reaches a section of the bridge, perhaps where she jumped to death.

Even more terrifying, there are stories about spectral figures who remain vigilant in the Arroyo Seco to encourage those who are on the edge of the railings to jump to follow their fatal destiny.

Would you dare Do you know the bridge of suicides?

If you liked the article, maybe you are interested: Aokigahara: The forest of suicides in Japan.

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