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Tilly Willy Bridge

Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

Road or bridge · local-legend

The Story

The Tilly Willy legend combines a phantom vehicle with a woman in white said to appear near the old crossing. HauntedPlaces.org associates those images with a story about a mother and children dying in a car, but the account does not verify the deaths. Research/access context: It also reports that the original bridge was removed around 2010–2011. The haunting reputation belongs to the remembered crossing and its surroundings rather than to an intact original bridge. The tale is recorded as folklore, without reproducing roadside challenges or unsafe stopping instructions.

The Hauntings

The Tilly Willy legend combines a phantom vehicle with a woman in white said to appear near the old crossing. HauntedPlaces.org associates those images with a story about a mother and children dying in a car, but the account does not verify the deaths. Research/access context: It also reports that the original bridge was removed around 2010–2011. The haunting reputation belongs to the remembered crossing and its surroundings rather than to an intact original bridge. The tale is recorded as folklore, without reproducing roadside challenges or unsafe stopping instructions.

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No safe investigation access verified. Do not enter railway property, stop on bridges, obstruct traffic or follow historical trespass directions. Original structures may be replaced or demolished. Current access is unconfirmed.

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