Deep within Pittsburgh’s North Park stands Irwin Road (aka Blue Mist Road), where on most nights you will find a deep blue mist that covers the path. The road is full of local legends, and is the perfect spot for some late night frights. From witches to ghosts, much of the roads history remains unknown. To some, the road is known as “Blue Myst” road for it holds many ‘myst’eries behind it.

Irwin Road was originally a dirt trail that was created in the early 1800’s. As time went on the legends grew, but the road did not. Even today, a five mile stretch of the road has never been paved. Along this dirt trail stands huge trees and some old foundations where homes used to exist. Many say that one of the homes belonged to an old lady who practiced black magic. The woman who was considered by locals to be a witch would open portals to dark dimensions on a daily basis, filling the land with dread and evil. It would explain the stories still to come.

The remaining homes were filled with a variety of families who suffered in varying ways. One family was said to be ‘of short stature’ suffering from dwarfism. The father of the family had a shotgun which he filled with rock-salt to be shot of trespassers or late night adventurers. Another family had a father who suffered from severe depression. One night after being laid off from his job the father came home and murdered his whole family. He then dumped the bodies in the septic tank to hide the evidence. Years later when the house was destroyed and the tank removed, the bones were discovered.

Eventually in around 1915, rumors say that the klu klux klan became attracted to the area, likely due to the areas horrific past and the secluded woods. They used the woods for rituals including lynching various people of religious beliefs and ethnic background on the trees. Yet the spirits of the deceased never left the road and have haunted it ever since. According to legend, a visitor must drive up to the dirt part of the road which is blocked off. They must honk their horn three times to summon the spirits of the dead who will make noises, appear as balls of light, or materialize as full apparitions.

One reader told us of a young man who attempted this in the early 1970’s with his girlfriend. At first it was all just fun and jokes until they began to hear noises from the woods, followed by a deep blue mist that rolled up. Attempting to flee, the young man couldn’t get the car to start so he popped the hood and went outside to fix the engine. After a few minute, the woman head a loud thud. Calling out to her boyfriend, she received no answer. Believing he was trying to scare her, she locked the car and sat inside where she fell asleep. A few hours later she awoke to the sound of tapping on the roof. Her boyfriend had still not returned and it was late. She unlocked the door and got out to the site of her bloodied boyfriend hanging above the car. She ran off to get police who have not solved the mystery to this day.

Further within the woods lies an old cemetery with gravestones dating back to the early 1700’s. Many are very hard to read. Yet there are two of them that have captured the hearts of the locals. Two the stones which can’t be made out are leaning towards each other, separated by an inch or two. These are believed to be the graves of a couple that was deeply in love, only to torn apart and killed by disease. Even in death, their love could not be broken and the graves lean towards each other as a sign of their affection. On nights of the full moon the graves come together and touch as the ghosts of the lovers dance around the graves.

Readers continue to see strange lights, hear spooky sounds, and feel a dark presence which has overtaken the road. There are stories of strange creatures that come out at night and scare people away. Are these stories true? Or are they just urban legends for local teens looking for adventure?

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anna k

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if you are going to walk along it, be prepared, it can get muddy.
10 months ago
Shirley B.

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Is this road have anything to do with the road that you drive yo u stop your car & it goes uphill backwards on its own? I experienced that one.
1 year ago
Anonymous

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I went there with a few friends, my buddy heard voices and I lost my breath and had a weird feeling. Will never go back.
1 year ago
ray b

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Me and the wife did’nt think there was any harm in going to see if it was true so we went up and parked at the end of the road as it was just getting dark, we walked in to the woods there was sounds like some one was following us, we stopped and then from no where a mist went by us, we had some how got to a grave stone all on its own, my wife told me to stop, the mist came out over the stone in the shape of a skull, we ran like hell back to the car and got out of there. True story look for the grave stone on the left side of the road its very old and on its own
2 years ago
alan

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The mist follows you if you walk down the road and stops when you do,
Then you start walking and its over you again,
I never went back after that night .
2 years ago
Anonymousss

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Ain’t shit here. I’m sitting out here 2:10 been done beeped my horn about 12 times. Bout to post up in this falling apart crib by the cemetery for the night. Update in the morning. All of yinz have a goodnight my readers
2 years ago
Lovey

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Four of us took a ride to Irwin Road last night. We took some pix and left. We reviewed the pix later and one of them had a light blue mist on them
2 years ago
Anonymous

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A group of several cars would leave the C Dance on a Fri nite back in the early 70’s and ho uot here
It was spooky and the Blue Mist was intresting !
2 years ago
John J

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I used to live near the road and can confirm most of the history behind it. Rumors say that the KKK would meet in the woods and lynch people. There are also known to be certain satanic groups who meet to make animal offerings. The graves are from early settlers, although some teens dug them up and stole any valuables that were buried. Other than that the orbs are just dust from the road.
4 years ago

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