Hanniwal Bridge
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Address Details
- Full Address
- Hanniwal Bridge, Elkton, TN
- City
- Elkton
- State / Province
- Tennessee
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.05231, -86.88862
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The Haunting
Hanniwal Bridge is a reportedly haunted bridge in Elkton, Tennessee. Reports tied to the site usually focus on disembodied voices, screams, or footsteps and roadside encounters and vanishing figures.
Reported account from HauntTracker: An abandoned 19th century bridge standing approximately 100 feet over the Elk river.
Supposedly a mother and her infant child were crossing the bridge one night in their carriage, when suddenly the carriage wheel broke, flipping the carriage over into the river, killing the both of them. Local residents claim that if you go to the bridge late at night, you can hear the faint cries of the baby and the horrid screams of the terrified mother.
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What People Are Saying
Summary of visitor and community commentary
HauntTracker's public listing describes: An abandoned 19th century bridge standing approximately 100 feet over the Elk river.
Supposedly a mother and her infant child were crossing the bridge one night in their carriage, when suddenly the carriage wheel broke, flipping the carriage over into the river, killing the both of them. Local residents claim that if you go to the bridge late at night, you can hear the faint cries of the baby and the horrid screams of the terrified mother.