The apparitions always eventually dim and fade into the night. Witnesses either see the woman in white or a blue light traveling up and down the tracks at night. Sometimes the ghost is carrying a blue lantern in her search for her lost love. Many say this woman in white is the girlfriend of the man who fell into the river, and that she is still looking for her lost love. She simply walks further down the tracks and sometimes disappears into the night. When she is seen, she never seems to notice the onlookers. She has been spotted as far east as the Arcola Trail overpass and as far west as the span crossing the St. Often at night, people near the bridge encounter what appears to be a young woman in a white dress walking up and down the train tracks. The Ghost Story: The bridge itself is haunted by a woman in white. ![]() Arcola Trail Bridge Haunted by Woman in White ![]() His girlfriend went back to the tracks for years after the event, hoping to find her boyfriend. He jumped from the bridge and was never found. Once a young man was on the tracks and had to face this very same decision. At that point they have to decide to die by jumping off the bridge into the water or to die by getting hit by the train. Many people have walked out onto the bridge for the views, thinking that the tracks looked too old and dilapidated to still be in use, and have been surprised by an oncoming train. To this day the bridge is still an operating railroad bridge and has no railings. Throughout its history, several people have been killed while walking on the bridge. Croix River) to accentuate the danger of the bridge to pedestrians. People have called it the “High Bridge” (while this title may seem facetious because of its low clearance from Arcola Trail, it means that it spans high over the St. The bridge itself has become a fascination for many of the locals. History: The Arcola Trail Bridge is an old railroad bridge that crosses over the St. Let’s Join the Authors of the Twin Cities Haunted Handbookon a trip to the Arcola Trail Bridge
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