History & local legend
The Little Black Bridge was a railroad crossing over Suscon Road in Pittston Township. Its awkward angle forced drivers to pause and check for approaching traffic before passing through. Local stories made that pause unnerving: a woman in white supposedly waited near the bridge, sometimes described as a bride and sometimes as a girl in a prom dress. She was said to ask for a ride home or let out a scream.
At a 2016 Pittston Memorial Library event for author John Stanley, Helen McHugh recalled visiting the bridge with friends as a teenager. They had known the story, and she remembered seeing something white there while they waited to drive through. Hearing the same local tradition discussed decades later brought that uncertain glimpse back to her.
