In the wide-open farmland just outside of Williamston, North Carolina, sits a bridge named “Screaming Bridge” on Yarrell Creek Road, which is said to be haunted.
The bridge’s name and its haunting tale are enough to make one scream in silence from fear.
Years ago, Mr. Yarrell and his beloved wife operated an old mill in the area. Only one problem emerged: Old man Yarrell decided that he had had enough of his wife and plotted a plan to send her into the afterlife.
Mr. Yarrell tied a millstone around her neck and threw her body into the creek below. People claim that even to this day, around midnight, you can hear her blood-curdling screams in the night at this bridge and occasionally see her apparition in the nearby trees.
Several variations to the story exist.
Written By: John G. Clark Jr.
