5 Haunted Illinois Roads Drivers Avoid After Dark

Have you ever been driving down a road and something just doesn't feel...right? There are many roads in Illinois that have so many odd stories surrounding them that many drivers do everything they can to avoid driving near them especially at night.

What makes a road in Illinois qualify as "haunted"?

For a roadway in Illinois to be classified as paranormal, there needs to be legends and stories of strange happenings. If you look at the road trip forum on Trip Advisor, you'll often see reports of odd encounters on the following Illinois roads.

Most of my scary encounters on Illinois roads at night involve deer meaning my attempt to avoid hitting them or being run into by them. I've had a few eerie experiences driving along the roads near the river bottoms in Illinois. It could easily have just been my imagination, but I sometimes had a feeling that something was watching me from the woods. I was definitely of the disposition that I did NOT want to have a mechanical issue with my vehicle where I'd be alone on these roads at night with the need to walk somewhere for help. It's funny how roads in this state and circumstances can make your imagination run wild. For some, those scary encounters are all too real.