The three bridges near Clare

Iowa · USA · Bridge

Look at a map and the three bridges form a triangle. Stop in the middle of one at midnight, get out, and wait.

A few miles south west of Clare in Iowa there are three bridges, and the thing everyone points out first is what they look like on a map. They form a triangle.

A woman and her children are said to be there.

The instructions are to go at around midnight, stop the car on the bridge, get out and wait. A woman's face is then supposed to come down the road towards you.

Geometry is a recurring element in American roadside legend, and a triangle of bridges is the sort of thing that turns an ordinary rural crossing into a destination. Nobody looks at a map to check whether three bridges form a shape unless they have already been told there is something there.

The roads are gravel, the bridges are narrow, and standing in the middle of one at midnight is a poor idea for reasons that have nothing to do with the story.

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Hvor ligger The three bridges near Clare?

The three bridges near Clare ligger i Iowa, USA.

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