The White Lady of the green bridge

Maine · United States · Bridge

They were driving home from their honeymoon in the forties when the car went into the ditch. He told her to wait with it and walked into town for help.

The White Lady is seen walking alongside this road near Millinocket, Maine, and by the green bridge.

In the 1940s a young couple were driving into town, coming back from their honeymoon, when the car went off the road into a ditch.

He told her to stay with the car. He set off walking into town for help.

When he came back is where the story turns.

The practical facts underneath it are not gentle. This is northern Maine. Distances between towns are long, the woods come right to the road, and in winter a person waiting in a stopped car with no heat is in serious trouble within hours. Leaving a vehicle to walk for help, or staying with it, has killed people in this country both ways.

The road is public and remote.

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Where is The White Lady of the green bridge located?

The White Lady of the green bridge is in Maine, United States.