THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Old Applewhite Bridge is associated with the Donkey Lady, a human-animal figure said to haunt the Elm Creek area south of San Antonio. Visitors report rushing hoofbeats, a donkey-faced apparition, and hoof-shaped marks appearing on vehicles after drivers honk near the bridge.
Known locally as Donkey Lady Bridge, Old Applewhite Bridge is connected to several versions of a long-running San Antonio legend. Some stories say a woman was horribly disfigured in a fire, while others claim she drowned alongside her donkey and their spirits merged. She is said to pursue people who cross the bridge or honk their horns, leaving hoof-like dents on vehicles and producing the sound of rapidly approaching hooves.