Troll Bridge Investigation

According to the Bremen police officer legend says that a group of teenagers had a car accident on the bridge, however, according to the police officer; this story was not likely to be true.

The Bridge is located along a dirt road in Amish country. People have noted hoof prints and other odd markings caused by Amish horse carriages moving along those roads. The bridge passes over a little creek near Lake of the Woods. There is a great deal of graffiti on the bridge unfortunately.

Address: Off Hwy 331 on 5^th Street going west, Bremen, IN 46506

GPS: 41°24’20”N, 86°10’53”W

Haunting: Disembodied screaming sounds are said to manifests here due to the car accident said to have occurred at the bridge. Also, reports of a tall shadowy apparition that will "throw things at you" have been reported.

Legend has it that driving to the center of the bridge, parking and turning your car off and exiting the vehicle will summon the troll. This beast is said to be 7-8 feet tall and have an aggressive temperament, opting to chase trespassers or throw things at your car.

The Ghost Research Society visited Troll Bridge on May 23, 2022 and the team members included: Charles Williams, Paul Adams and Dale Kaczmarek.

Equipment setup: Hand-held equipment such as digital recorders and cameras, camcorders and a Samsung Galaxy S21 Slim Ultra to run the ParaTek app and take pictures.

Experiments performed: One single ParaTek app EVP session was conducted on the bridge proper.

Personal experiences:

Charles Williams: Dale and Paul did a tiny investigation here, didn’t think we were doing one because this was an urban legend. Dale was intrigued by the responses here.

Dale Kaczmarek: It was a beautiful but windy day out here which lead to some wind contamination. The first word that came out of the ParaTek app was seven and Paul confirmed that there were seven pillars holding up the bridge.

The next word “throw” was interesting as the urban legend states that the troll-like creature that is said to inhabit the bridge often throws things on people who stop on the bridge.

A strange word “kop” came through and when it was looked up on Google, the definition was, “(South African English) (especially in place names) a hill (usually the Kop) (British English) (especially in the past) an area of steps at a football (soccer) team’s ground where that team’s supporters stand to watch the game, especially in Liverpool Football Club. Also to gape or stare.

Evidence collected: Nothing, just some random words.

Words or phrases spoken by the ParaTek app: seven, throw, sword, kop, face, reap, Scott, no, quick, mental, numbers, vanguard & length.

Conclusions: Some interesting and obscure words came through the ParaTek app but nothing in response to any direct questions asked. This story is most likely an urban legend or folklore but all such stories usually commence from some oral narrative or retelling of an old wife’s tale. While some factors of the initial story may have been true at one time, the simple retelling and embellishment over the years often clouds the original tale so much as to often make it unrecognizable in the present.

This may be the case here or there may be some purposeful embellishment just to make the area appear to be much spookier than it truly is.