History & local legend
Van Sandt Covered Bridge crosses Pidcock Creek in Bucks County and dates to 1875. It is also known locally as Cry Baby Bridge, a name attached to a tragic story told about the crossing.
In the version published by Visit Bucks County, a young mother is rejected by her family and friends. She brings her baby to the bridge, throws the child into the creek, and then dies there herself. Later visitors are said to hear a baby crying when no child is present. Some versions add a scraping sound above a passing car, interpreted as the mother's feet.
