In the municipality of Melaune, an old, arched stone bridge connects the two banks of the Schwarzer Schöps. In earlier times, it was a frequently used river crossing for villagers. The stone bridge has the curious name "Huh Bridge" in local dialect, and this name is connected to an old legend.
Danger in the Thick Fog One night, a nobleman drove his magnificent carriage toward the bridge. It had rained heavily for days, and the Schwarzer Schöps was flooding massively. Finally, the rain clouds disappeared. Instead, a rapidly approaching fog enveloped the entire Schöps Valley. One could barely see one's hand in front of one's face. As a result, the nobleman's coachman soon lost all sense of where he was or whether he was even on the right track. Therefore, he refused to continue and advised his master to wait until the fog cleared. But the master was in a hurry and called out to the coachman: "In the devil's name, drive on!" The devil must have been nearby at the time, because he was there immediately after the traveler's summons. A fiery glow surrounded his face. He said: "You called me. I will drive the carriage so that you reach your destination." But the devil's words would prove fatal for the gentleman and his coachman. The latter suddenly felt the horses being guided by an invisible hand.
Unredeemed Souls The animals trembled all over and refused to go any further, as if they sensed danger. But the devil, with his infernal powers, pulled the entire team and carriage into the waters of the Black Schöps, where the horses, the impatient gentleman, and his worthy coachman drowned miserably. Since then, the high stone bridge is said to be unsafe at night. "It's terrible here," says the locals, because when the wind rushes beneath the arched bridge, some who use the river crossing at midnight claim to have heard an eerie "Whoa, whoa, whoa." This was supposedly the groaning of the still unredeemed souls of the master and coachman.
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