List of haunted highways

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Balete Drive, a residential street in Quezon City, Philippines, is claimed by believers to be haunted by a white lady, said to be the ghost of a teenager who died in the 1950s, either by an automobile accident or by rape from a taxicab driver. 7926Balete Drive Quezon City Landmarks 27.jpg
Balete Drive, a residential street in Quezon City, Philippines, is claimed by believers to be haunted by a white lady, said to be the ghost of a teenager who died in the 1950s, either by an automobile accident or by rape from a taxicab driver.

Haunted highways or roads refer to streets, roads or highways which are the subject of folklore and urban legends, including rumors and reports of ghostly apparitions, ghostly figures, phantom hitchhikers, phantom vehicles, repeating or looping highways, or other paranormal phenomena.

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Legends

United States

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United Kingdom

Europe

Asia

Africa

Australia

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