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New York's Most Haunted Roads & Highways

Numerous roadways throughout the United States are spooky at night, especially in desolate areas, but add some ghost stories to the mix and they are even creepier. From the infamous Route 66 to roads more locally known such as "Hell's Gate" in Colorado, there's plenty of paranormal tales attached to roads or highways in every state. You’ve come to the right place to find exactly where those are! If you plan on driving along any of them, be prepared in case you run into any ghostly hitchhikers! We suggest you keep driving.
 
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  • Gray Road Minetto, NY
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    Gray Road has long been rumored to be haunted by locals. The desolate street has only two houses on it; on one end is a house known to sometimes bear a dozen lit candles in the window, and on the other is a house near the railroad tracks. Urban legends claim that a murder-suicide once occurred on the road, and that a group of school children were killed when their wagon got stuck on the... Read More

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  •   13 Curves Road Onondonga, NY
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    Some decades ago (accounts vary on exactly when) a newlywed couple was driving down the winding path that is Cedarvale Road. While driving around one of the curves for which the street has been given its local nickname, 13 Curves Road, the car veered out of control into a nearby creek; neither the bride nor the groom survived the crash. Since that fateful day, motorists have reported... Read More

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  • Delaware Road Clarence Center, NY
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    Delaware Road has long been held to be haunted by the spirit of an old man. Passersby say that his apparition has walked down the road carrying a lantern, at times alone and at others accompanied by the ghost of a little girl. Some have also reported seeing strange animals that look like a cross between a horse and a dog on the road. Read More

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  •   Whiskey Hollow Road Memphis, NY
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    Local legend states that there have been many deaths along Whiskey Hollow Road. This desolate stretch of roadways has allegedly been the host of KKK and satanic cult meetings; both racially motivated killings and satanic sacrifices are rumored to have occurred here. Many of those sacrificed are said to have been children, which would explain why passersby have reported seeing a bloody... Read More

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  •   Buckout Road Harrison, NY
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    Bucket Road in Harrison is home to a house which has some creepy urban legends surrounding it. Several “Xs” can be seen around the building, which some locals say mark the execution sites of witches who were caught and killed long ago. Others suggest that a family of malicious albinos lives in the building and attacks visitors. Supposedly a group of school kids were taunting one of the... Read More

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  • Sweet Hollow Road Huntington, NY
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    Several ghost legends exist on this road. It sits next to Mount Misery and is reportedly a site of several tragic events, including the school bus full of kids that skidded off the bridge above Sweet Hollow Road on a snowy day and killed everyone on board; the three boys who died hanging themselves from the overpass; the children who were abused and killed while attending a day camp... Read More

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  •   East Lake Road Cazenovia, NY
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    A witness reported a chilling experience on East Lake Road which took place in late autumn. He reports seeing two women—one young, one older—walking along the road in 18th-century clothing and stopping to try to help them. As he approached the pair, however, he noticed that his car’s headlights shined right through their bodies. Terrified, he stepped on the gas and sped away as fast he... Read More

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  •   Spook Rock Road Hudson, NY
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    Spook Rock Road’s name comes from a large rock formation thought to have been of religious significance to the Lenape Tribes. According to legend, a Native woman and a Dutch man would beet at this rock, but when the other Dutch settlers discovered their relationship they quickly killed the couple. Their shadows can supposedly be seen under moonlight and their screams heard coming from... Read More

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  •   Gulf Road Chittenango, NY
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    A dark, winding, heavily wooded path in Chittenango, Gulf Road is believed to be heavily haunted by locals. Shadow figures have been seen darting across the street, and the specter of a woman often stands on the side of the road. Some have seen white glowing orbs in the woods and heard unexplained noises on the road; others have reported burning crosses in the woods. Read More

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  •   New Michigan Road Victory, NY
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    New Michigan Road in Victory is alleged to be the site of a fatal carriage accident long ago. Details are sparse, but locals say a pair of newlyweds lost their lives in the accident, and ever since the road has been home to a ghostly lady in white. Perhaps it is the young bride, trying desperately to find her husband. Read More

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  •   North Lake Road Forestport, NY
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    North Lake Road in Forestport is the route taken by British soldiers after their defeat in the siege of Fort Stanwix. On some misty mornings the spirits of those soldiers will still flee down the road, reliving their flight long after it happened. Locals report hearing the moans of wounded soldiers and the creaking of wagon wheels. Read More

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  • Widow Susan Road Amsterdam, NY
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    Widow Susan Road is named for Susan Thomas, a woman married Harmanus DeGraff in 1838 and was widowed roughly ten years later with several children to raise on her own. Susan later relocated to Michigan, but her ghost still manifests on the road named after her in Amsterdam. Witnesses say that she wears an old-fashioned white dress and appears to be crying while searching for something.... Read More

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  • Pigman Road Angola, NY
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    Holland Road, better known by its nickname, Pigman Road, earned the moniker from the legend of a local butcher who would place the heads of pigs on stakes along the street in the 1950s and ‘60s. Some allege that the butcher shot a man to death and hung his body from a meat hook in his shop. The ghostly activity on Holland Road comes from a tragedy that predates the gristly butcher,... Read More

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  • Sterling Road Durhamville, NY
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    Sterling Road is a long, winding street located just outside of Sylvan Beach; the road might be creepy enough in its own right at night, but there some strange things happening around it. Locals say they often hear high pitched screaming in the distance when they drive down Sterling Road, and some have seen phantom cars drive by then disappear. Activity is said to increase if you stop... Read More

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