<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0TMSij_0wMWrDZf00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0TMSij_0wMWrDZf00" width="640" height="360" ></figure>ALABAMA (WDHN) — Have you ever been driving home alone late at night, and felt the hair raise on the back of your neck? Of course, you could have just been paranoid, or, maybe, you were on one of Alabama’s most haunted streets!In a survey from Gunter Volkswagen, 3,000 drivers were asked what their spookiest street was, and Alabama showed up on the Top 100 not once, not twice, but three times.Here’s the story behind each to get you in the spirit as we get ever closer to Halloween.<h2>#32. AL 169 – Seale to Opelika</h2>The stretch from Seale to Opelika along AL 169, best known as the way many take to Auburn from Dothan coming off 431, but also for connecting US 80 to Lee &amp; Russell County, received a staggering amount of votes.In Michelle Smith and John Mark Poe’s book, Haunted Auburn and Opelika, travelers said that along this route they had heard “disembodied cries on lonely bridges,” or phantom images of cars or people alongside the country roads.One particular figure seems to be especially prevalent in many of the supposed sightings referenced in the book- a man atop a horse, charging towards drivers before simply disappearing!Drivers have also claimed to have seen a ghostly coach-driver, as well as two horses, last seen in 2000.<h2>#98. Highway 5 – Pine Hill</h2>Highway 5 of Pine Hill, AL stretches through the very center of town that sees many deliveries on their way to Birmingham.In multiple posts on the Haunted Story forum, alabamahauntedhouses.com, truckers who have taken the route late on rainy nights swear they’ve seen “a spirit” climb onto the side of their truck, and peek inside.According to local legend, Highway 5 was the final known location of a couple walking home after prom who never made it home- having allegedly been run over by a large truck decades ago. Now, they’ve reportedly been seen at points along the highway between Jasper and Natural Bridge looking for the truck that hit them.Other truckers posted that they had felt an “electric chill,” or a “freezing cold.” Some say they even bypass the road entirely, choosing instead to take Highway 13 for fear of spotting the spirit.<h2>#51. Jack Cole Road – Hayden</h2>Jack Cole Road in Hayden, Alabama is an unpaved, dirt road surrounded by thick woods off of Highway 7. Since the very end of the 19th century, local legend says that 70 people have died along this path.Author VL Jones from coffeehousewriters.com summarized the history of the legendary road.According to Jones, when driving along Jack Cole, some have said they’ve seen “ghostly figures,” waiting, among the trees- others, still, say they’ve seen bigfoot.This is only two of many stories that come from the area, which include werewolves, witches, mummies, sinkholes, and one axe-wielding murderer for good measure.In any case, this is one road we will surely be skipping.<h2>#1 Bonus: Route 9 – Sleepy Hollow, New York</h2>Topping the list at #1 was Sleepy Hollow, New York- a simply legendary road, home to the Headless Horseman.According to Hudson Valley, a magazine nearby in Poughkeepsie, New York, drivers on this road say they’ve heard the hooves of horses echo against cobble, and swear they’ve seen a ghostly figure atop a horse appear along the road: almost as if he’s searching for someone.Have you ever traveled these roads? Felt anything supernatural? Let us know at our email or Facebook! Happy Halloween! wdhnnews@wdhn.comCopyright 2024 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WDHN - wdhn.com. </div></body>

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ALABAMA (WDHN) — Have you ever been driving home alone late at night, and felt the hair raise on the back of your neck? Of course, you could have just been paranoid, or, maybe, you were on one of Alabama’s most haunted streets!. In a survey from Gunter...