Columbia, South Carolina

South Carolina State House

Columbia is the capital and second largest city of the U.S. state of South Carolina. Pictured is South Carolina State House courtesy of Florencebballer. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Gervais Street Bridge

Gervais Street Bridge is an historic arch bridge constructed from reinforced concrete, built between 1926 and 1928. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Two previous bridges have stood on the site, the first of which was burned down during the American Civil War.

It is reputedly haunted by a female phantom hitchhiker dressed in clothing dating to the 1940's-50's. According to Newman, when she has been picked up, she remains silent and disappears by the time you reach the end of the bridge.

Pictured left is the Gervais Street Bridge courtesy of Stephen Matthew Milligan.

33°59'45.5"N 81°03'01.5"W.

For further information, please read Haunted Bridges by Rich Newman.