Dusky Bridge

Dusky Bridge is an old suspension bridge near Hazakura Temple that crosses the Eagle River. It provides the only reasonable means of traveling to the Inner Temple. It has broken down at least once and it was once struck with lightning and burned down. It was the scene of at least two crimes and it had a large impact on a third.

Hawthorne kidnapping plot
In 2007, Valerie Hawthorne and Dahlia Hawthorne hatched a plot to steal a $2 million diamond from their father. The plan was to have Terry Fawles "kidnap" Dahlia and have Valerie, who was a detective at the time, chase him to Dusky Bridge. However, the sisters betrayed Fawles; Valerie shot Fawles in the shoulder and Dahlia jumped into Eagle River with the diamond, which was lost. Valerie testified against Fawles, and he was convicted for the apparent murder of Dahlia.

Murder of Valerie Hawthorne

 * Main article: Turnabout Beginnings

Five years later, a transport carrying Fawles to another prison broke down, and Fawles broke out. Stealing a car, he phoned Valerie to meet at Dusky Bridge. She called Dahlia to inform her of her intentions and complied. Dahlia met Valerie instead and killed her by stabbing her in the back. When Fawles arrived, she hid the body in the stolen car's trunk and then met Fawles at the bridge, posing as Valerie. Fawles was later arrested and put on trial for Valerie's murder. During his trial, defense attorney Mia Fey pointed out that a map showed that the bridge had broken down on one end, so the victim could not have run that way to escape from her killer. However, Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth asserted that the map was dated and that the bridge had been fixed. The fact that the bridge also crossed a region of bedrock also played in Fey's favor, as during discussion on the kidnapping plot, Fey pointed out that Dahlia could not have been pushed into the river.

Murder of Elise Deauxnim

 * Main article: Bridge to the Turnabout

Morgan Fey set a plot into motion to kill Maya Fey at Hazakura Temple. She had her daughter Pearl Fey channel Dahlia, who would kill Maya. However, Misty Fey channeled Dahlia instead, and Dahlia confronted Maya at the Inner Temple. Godot was forced to kill Misty to save Maya.

Meanwhile, lightning struck Dusky Bridge, setting it on fire. Having few options, Godot swung the body across Eagle River using one of the bridge's ropes for Iris to receive on the other side. Thus, Godot, Pearl and Maya were trapped in the vicinity of the Inner Temple.

From Heavenly Hall, Larry Butz saw the body and believed it was a flying Iris.

When Bikini and Phoenix Wright found that Misty had been killed, Wright rushed to the bridge to save Maya and met Butz. Ignoring the fact that the bridge was burning, Wright tried to cross the bridge, but the bridge broke and he fell into the river.

During Iris's trial, Dahlia was brought as a witness, but the bedrock worked against her again.