Author: Taryn Mazyck
People all over the world are infatuated with ghost stories, tall tales, folklore, and scary legends. Many people are intrigued by these stories because they contain events that cannot be explained, naturally. So, it isn’t an uncommon occurrence for people to travel long distances, spend unnecessary amounts of money, or even dedicate their entire lives to studying these mysteries, to try to find an explanation. According to author Taffy Brodesser – Akner in an article entitled “Highway to Hell: A Journey Down America’s Most Haunted Road” with such high curiosity, comes popularity. Over the past 20 years, people across the nation have traveled to a small-town in New Jersey, in hopes of experiencing supernatural events that are said to happen there, On Clinton Road.
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Ghost boy bridge is one of the most well known legends of Clinton Road. As the legend goes, a young, deceased boy lives under the bridge and returns coins to people that throw them into the river. It is unclear to experts and residents of the area when this legend began. In the article entitled “Clinton Road: A Dark Ride” the anonymous author wrote about how it is obvious to passersby that many people have tried to test this legend. When you look beneath the bridge, down into the tea-colored water that lies below, you can see various coins that have been thrown down for years and years. In an article entitled “ Stranger Jersey: Clinton Road and Dead Man's Curve” author Jessica Presinzano wrote that in 2016 this same bridge where this alleged ghost boy lives, was replaced.
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| Look closely and you will see coins on the creek bed which were thrown to summon the Ghost Boy. |
The people of West Milford are said to have seen sightings of ghosts, strange creatures, gatherings of witches, Satanists, and even the Ku Klux Klan. One legend is that killers dispose their victims' bodies in the surrounding woods of Clinton Road. This legend is partially true. There has been one case reporting that this indeed did happen. In an article entitled “The Most Haunted Road in New Jersey” author Bill Doyle explained the details of this murder. Mobster Richard “ The Iceman” Kuklinski, in attempt to dispose of his victim, threw his into woods in 1983. Later that year, a cyclist seen what appeared to have been a vulture consuming the remains of said victim. Bridge boy and ghosts aren’t the only things loitering Clinton Road. According to an article entitled “Clinton Road, New Jersey: The scariest and strangest road in the U.S.” there has been even stranger occurrences. Author Nick Kurczewski writes about residents who have allegedly seen snow in July and UFO’s. This 10-mile stretch of road is anything but ordinary.
Works Cited:
Brodesser-Akner,
Taffy. “Highway to Hell: A Journey Down America’s Most Haunted Road.” Atlas
Obscura, 27 October 2015. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/highway-to-hell-a-journey-down-americas-most-haunted-road.
Doyle, Bill. “The
Most Haunted Road in New Jersey.” New Jersey 101.5, 31 March 2021. https://nj1015.com/the-most-haunted-road-in-new-jersey/
Kurczewski, Nick.
“Clinton Road, New Jersey: The scariest and strangest road in the U.S.” New York
Daily News, 23 May 2014.
https://www.nydailynews.com/autos/creepy-cursed-curvy-new-jersey-clinton-road-frightening-road-america-article-1.1803331
Presinzano,
Jessica. “Stranger Jersey: Clinton Road and Dead Man's Curve.” North Jersey,
17 October 2017.
https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2017/10/17/clinton-road-and-dead-mans-curve-stranger-jersey/773080001/
The Bridge at
Dead Man’s Curve on Clinton Road “Clinton Road: A Dark Ride” Weird N.J.,
25 October 2022. https://weirdnj.com/stories/clinton-road/.
Links for Further Reference:
Brodesser-Akner, Taffy. “Highway to Hell: A Journey Down America’s Most Haunted Road.” Atlas Obscura, 27 October 2015. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/highway-to-hell-a-journey-down-americas-most-haunted-road The purpose of this article is to inform the readers of what they might expect on Clinton Road. This source is unique because there are beautiful illustrations to depict what the author wrote about. This source is relevant because it has facts on Clinton Road. As published in Atlas Obscura this article is aimed at those interested in learning about new things.
Doyle, Bill. “The Most Haunted Road in New Jersey.” New Jersey 101.5, 31 March 2021. https://nj1015.com/the-most-haunted-road-in-new-jersey/ The purpose of this article is to explain the legends behind Clinton Road. This source is unique because it, one by one, explains the legends, where they came from, and debunks them. This source is useful because it is informative. This source is relevant because it discusses my topic. As posted in New Jersey 101.5 this article is aimed at the residents of New Jersey.
Kurczewski, Nick. “Clinton Road, New Jersey: The scariest and strangest road in the U.S.” NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, 23 May 2014. https://www.nydailynews.com/autos/creepy-cursed-curvy-new-jersey-clinton-road-frightening-road-america-article-1.1803331 The purpose of this article is to inform readers of the logistics of Clinton Road. This source is unique because not only can you listen to the audio on the website, but it also discusses the layout of the town, where Clinton Road resides, how many miles the road runs, and the neighboring cities around it. This so is relevant because it is specifically based on my topic. As written in NEW YORK DAILY NEWS this article is aimed at those interested in spooky stories
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