Haunted Quad Cities

Haunted Quad Cities Haunted Quad Cities explores paranormal tales, legends, and lore of the Quad Cities and surrounding areas, along with many other paranormal topics.

We are Quad City Paranormal, based out of the Iowa/Illinois Quad Cities. Since 2007, we have helped homeowners and business owners with unexplained activity occurring at their properties.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:Do you prefer less technology or more technology during your paranormal investigations?
08/31/2026

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

Do you prefer less technology or more technology during your paranormal investigations?

CRY BABY BRIDGE...LEGEND OR LIE?North of Monmouth, IL lies a legend; a particular bridge on a dirt road that crosses ove...
04/20/2026

CRY BABY BRIDGE...LEGEND OR LIE?

North of Monmouth, IL lies a legend; a particular bridge on a dirt road that crosses over Cedar Creek. This is known as Cry Baby Bridge. The mythos of this bridge can be traced to 2 unconfirmed tales; a school bus full of children once plunged off the bridge, killing everyone aboard. The other is that a young u***d mother once tossed her unwanted infant off the bridge into the creek below. Whatever story you do or do not believe, no one can deny the fact of the bridge's reputation.

How the bridge supposedly works is you pull onto it, put talcum powder on your rear bumper, put the car in neutral, and it will roll uphill across the bridge, and there will be hand prints in the powder, the hand prints of supposed ghosts that helped you across.

There have been theories tossed about, one being how it's an optical illusion of the bridge appearing to go uphill. However, if you are wanting to visit the bridge yourself, you may be out of luck as last report was the bridge was closed due to structural issues. So, we may never know the truth of the bridge...is it a legend....or a lie?

PHOTO CREDIT: Michael Kleen

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