Haynesville Road/Route 2A is a notoriously haunted stretch of road in Haynesville, Maine, known for icy conditions that lead to tragic accidents, particularly in the Haynesville Woods. Legends describe several spirits, including a phantom hitchhiker (a woman freezing to death in her crashed car) and ghostly children struck by a tractor. The road has a sinister reputation, inspiring the folk song "A Tombstone Every Mile," due to its high number of fatalities. The Haynesville Woods. This area around Haynesville is famous for its dangerous and icy conditions, especially during winter, which have claimed many lives. The area's treacherous nature has led to a folklore of a "tombstone every mile". The Phantom Hitchhiker: A common story tells of a young bride who dies in a car crash on the icy road, only to reappear as a spectral woman, cold and desperate, searching for help on the road. She sometimes is described as appearing frozen even on warm nights. Some reports mention the spectral presence of two ghostly children who were killed by a tractor while crossing the road and whose apparitions disappear as they are approached.