Annie's Road

Annie's Road is the section of Riverview Drive between Totowa Road and Union Boulevard in Totowa, New Jersey.

The Legend

According to an urban legend, the road is haunted by a "Lady in White", or a girl in a blue or white dress. Throughout all stories of Annie's Road one thing is agreed upon, Annie is said to have been killed on the road. After that however, the story has evolved into versions ranging from the girl being killed on her wedding night and then being dragged along the road to being decapitated on her prom night. One story tells of Annie being stood up at her prom, and in her dismay decided to get drunk and walk along the road; soon, however, she is said to have been hit by a car full of drunk students returning from prom. Locals have many diffrent versions of Annie's story.

Alongside of the road is a guardrail painted red, where she died. Local's stories say that on the eve of her death every year her deranged father returns to paint it, supposedly because he wants to be with his daughter once more.

Every time a person passes by Annie's Road at midnight they will supposedly see her ghost walking along the road, and she also is said to Appear every year on the anniversary of her death. One witness described seeing Annie as: "When you see her she appears to be a rather short girl who is dressed all in white who usually wisps away shortly after appearing." Right beside the road at the east end is a cemetery where Annie is allegedly buried.

Weird NJ

The weirdnj.com site claims this story is one of New Jersey's most enduring local legends. Whether this is evidence of an actual ghost or not is unclear.

External links

• Maps.google.com Riverview Drive. The "Annie's Road" section of Riverview Drive begins, at its northern most point, at the Laurel Grove Cemetery near Totowa Road and continues South West until Union Boulevard.

• Anniesroad.com Members Only Annie's Road Website