The legend of Arkansas’ Tilly Willy Bridge will make your hair stand on end! One of the state’s most oft-repeated tales, it involves a phantom car and ghostly woman in white. And though the bridge has since been replaced, the spooky happenings continue to this day.
Strange happenings have plagued the Tilly Willy Bridge in Fayetteville for years.
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The original Tilly Willy Bridge was built around 1928 and demolished in 2010.
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A new bridge, which was built directly over the original, opened in 2012; however, locals still claim the bridge is haunted.
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The inexplicable occurrences that take place on the bridge are linked to a car accident that purportedly occurred in the 1970s.
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Legend has it that a woman and her children were killed when the car they were travelling in went off the bridge and plunged into the rushing creek below.
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In the years since the accident, a phantom car has been spotted driving across the bridge – but that’s not all.
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People have also reported seeing a ghostly woman in a white dress, dancing in a nearby field.
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Those who’ve stopped on the bridge have had the creepiest encounters of all – and that’s because legend says that if you park on or near the bridge, turn off the lights, and let the windows fog up, handprints will appear on the windows.
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Over the years, countless residents have braved Tilly Willy Bridge. You can read about a few of those experiences on the Tilly Willy Bridge Facebook page.
So, did you know about this notorious haunt? Ever visited Tilly Willy Bridge? If so, did you experience anything unusual? Been to any of the other notoriously haunted places in Arkansas? Whatever it is, tell us!
Aside from Tilly Willy Bridge, there are several other haunted places in Arkansas, and the best way to see them is this haunted road trip to the spookiest places in Arkansas.
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