Location: MOORE'S CROSSING BRIDGE, ON BURLESON ROAD, AUSTIN TEXAS
Breif History: Apparitions have been spotted on and around the Moore's Crossing Bridge. The bridge is located on Burleson Road running down the south side of the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) and crosses over Richard Moya Park in eastern Travis County. In 1884 the bridge spanned the Colorado River in Austin after being designed by the King Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Company of Cleveland, Ohio at a cost of $45,000.00. The bridge operated as a toll bridge from January 1884 until June 18, 1886. It proudly served the public until the need for a new wider bridge.
In 1910 the iron bridge was dismantled and placed in storage for five years. In 1915 part of the original Congress Avenue Bridge was used to replace the low-water crossing on Onion Creek until it was washed away when Austin received 18.23 inches of rain in 24 hours on September 8-10, 1921. The last three spans of the Congress Avenue Bridge were used to rebuild the bridge over Onion Creek in 1922.
Is the wrought iron bridge really haunted? Rumors state that a tragic incident took place on this bridge. The exact time has been lost. Research has found no evidence to back up this aspiring urban legend. However, as the story goes, a white man was hung, by a mob, from one of the cross beams because of a forbidden love affair with a black woman. Witnesses say after midnight you can see the man hanging from the crossbeam swaying in a slight breeze. Below, a shadow of a female figure is seen looking up in the direction of the swinging body.
Many witnesses over the years have reported seeing people walking across the bridge dressed in out-of-date clothing. A couple, while crossing the old narrow bridge by car in the 80’s, speak of a man on foot waving to them as they pass him. They backed up to see the strangely dressed man but found that he had vanished.
Personal Experiences:
No significant personal experiences to report. The team as a whole “felt” nothing of any significance while visiting this bridge. |
