The Mysterious Road Near Pittsburgh You Absolutely Must Drive At Least Once
By Beth Price-Williams|Published August 02, 2019
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Beth Price-Williams
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
Pittsburgh boasts plenty of mysterious roads. If you like feeling chills of terror slide down your spine, drive along Blue Mist Road in Irwin, said to be haunted by a murdered mother and her two children. Drive along Shades of Death Road in Avella, where the bellows of miners are heard from beyond the grave. If you like mysterious but don’t necessarily enjoy the paranormal, drive down this unassuming road near Pittsburgh.
Gas up for the car for a drive down McKinney Road, which just might be Pittsburgh’s most mysterious road, tucked in Allison Park.
You won’t hear haunted tales or about tortured souls on McKinney Road. Rather, you’ll experience an intriguing phenomenon or what some call an optic illusion. You’ll have to decide for yourself.
McKinney Road is also known as "Gravity Hill," where things roll up instead of down. Legend has it if you roll a ball down the hill, it will actually roll backwards up the hill.
Did you know there’s another Gravity Hill in Bedford County, Pennsylvania? Other states that have a Gravity Hill include Arkansas, Florida, and South Dakota.
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You’ll find the mysterious Gravity Hill at the intersection of McKinney Road and Kummer Road.
Some have also said you can experience the phenomenon of rolling uphill in your car. Stop at the bottom of the hill at the stop sign; put your car in neutral; ease your foot off of the brake, and…
Have you ever driven down this road near Pittsburgh? Do you think it’s a natural phenomenon or an optical illusion? Join the conversation in the comments!
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