Have You Seen The Parkway Phantom?

There have been stories told, on and off, over the years about drivers late at night seeing a ghost along the Garden State Parkway in Toms River.

The magazine Weird NJ, which highlights oddities and interesting facts from places all over the state, has highlighted the tales in a recent story.

Referred to as the Parkway Phantom, the ghost has has been seen for decades in the stretch of the Parkway around exit 82 at Route 37, according to the Weird NJ article.

“Ever since the completion of the Parkway in 1955, people have reported seeing a person trying to cross the road, waving his arms. This Phantom appears only at night and only around an eight-mile stretch in the vicinity of Toms River Barracks of the New Jersey State Police,” according to the report.

The ghost is described as being very tall with a long topcoat belted at the waist, and waving his arms like he’s doing some strange football cheer, the report says.

The Weird NJ article recounts some readers’ stories of seeing the ghost. You can read them here.

Do you have a story to share about the Parkway Phantom? Tell us about it in the comments.