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Spook Bridge
Spook Bridge, located on the county line between Brooks County and Lowndes County in the U.S. state of Georgia, is an abandoned open spandrel arch bridge crossing the Withlacoochee River on a closed section of Old Quitman Hwy (also known as Blue Springs Rd, formerly U.S. Route 84).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Spook Bridge )〕 It is considered Lowndes County's most famous relic and is decaying, becoming a dangerous site, due to its abandonment. For decades, it has served as the center of urban legends and small town curiosity in the nearby cities of Quitman and Valdosta.〔http://www.valdosta.edu/voice/2010/01/15/citys-legends-remain-alive/〕 The bridge has developed a reputation for being a popular "hangout" for teenagers and is rumored to be haunted due to its isolated and overgrown environment.〔
==History==
According to Charles Arnold, electrical superintendent for Quitman,the bridge was built circa 1920; however, its actual date of completion is unknown.〔http://www.valdosta.edu/spec/20011025/features1.shtml〕 The land near the bridge was owned by the Walter Cunningham family, and a resort called Blue Springs was located across the bridge near a train stop on the Brooks County side.〔 Blue Springs resort attracted tourists from around the state of Georgia and included Blue Hole, a natural spring located near the bridge, and cabins for the tourists to stay in.〔 According to Larry Cunningham, nephew of the late land owner Walter Cunningham, in the mid-1940s a gas truck crashed into the bridge's railing on the Brooks County side, tearing between 50 and 100 feet of railing.〔 The railing was never repaired.〔 According to Cunningham, at least two drownings occurred at Blue Hole prior to 1970.〔
In the late 1940s, a flood washed out and eventually destroyed the road on either side of the bridge, making the road unsafe for vehicle traffic.〔 A new bridge in conjunction with US 84 opened in 1950, dramatically reducing the amount of traffic on the bridge, and around 1970, Blue Hole dried up, bringing the local tourism to a halt.〔 According to Cunningham, satanic graffiti, such as pentagrams, began appearing in 1974 and 1975, and because of the graffiti locals gave it the name "Spook Bridge".〔
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