Episode 6: The Purple Head Bridge

In this episode, we discuss the legend of the Wabash Cannonball bridge, which is more commonly known by locals as the Purple Head Bridge.

Source Materials:

Bridgehunter.com: Historic Bridges of the United States.  “Wabash CannonBall Bridge.”  (n.d.). Retrieved June 03, 2020, from https://bridgehunter.com/il/lawrence/st-francisville/

HistoricBridges.org.  “Wabash CAnnonBall Bridge.”  (n.d.). Retrieved June 03, 2020, from https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=indiana%2Fwabashcannonball%2F 

Marimen, M. (1999). Haunted Indiana 2. Grand Rapids, MI?: Thunder Bay Press.

Marimen, M., Willis, J. A., Taylor, T., Sceurman, M., & Moran, M. (2012). Weird Indiana: Your travel guide to Indiana's local legends and best kept secrets. New York: Sterling Pub.

Rws3512000.  “Wabash Cannonball Bridge in St Francisville Illinois.”  Recorded Nov 13, 2013.  Retrieved June 03, 2020 from https://youtu.be/HH8y9HbK_M0