12 of the strangest street names in New Jersey
New Jersey can be an awfully strange place.
Don't think so? Look up at one of those corner streetsigns once in a while. You've got to wonder ... what were they thinking?
No, really, what were they thinking? Some of those names are downright weird, and we'd love to know their origins. We found a few, and we were befuddled by more.
Got a funky street name in your town? Did we miss one? Leave it in the comments below or hit us up on Twitter at @NJ1015.
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Unexpected Road, Buena Vista Township
We did not see that coming.
- 2
Gayboy Court, Middletown
Not that there's anything wrong with that court.
- 3
Whaleback Waddy, Denville
Banana fana failback faddy.
- 4
No Name Street, Washington Township
You had one job.
- 5
Ghost Pony Road, Berkeley Heights
Oh, that's not creepy. Clip-clop.
- 6
Wits End Drive, Hardyston
This is where we usually wind up after a few hours of fighting Jersey traffic. Figuratively, at least.
- 7
Always Drive, Lumberton
Lumberton may not have the most environmentally friendly street names.
- 8
Ongs Hat Road, Pemberton
The name's apparently a reference to a once-upon-a-time Mr. Ong, a ladies' man who scorned one to many ladies, and whose hat got stomped by an upset lover at a local dance. So say the legends, an upset Ong tossed his hat into the air, where it got caught in the branches of a pine tree and stayed for years.
But Weird NJ asks if Ong's Hat is a "Piney Ghost Town or Gateway to Another Dimension?" The reason is ... well, weird ... and beyond the scope of this list. But we're not going there late at night.
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Good Intent Road, Blackwood
But officer, I intended to stay under the speed limit.
- 10
Purgatory Road, Southampton
If you're traveling on this road, we recommend getting your affairs in order. Time to apologize to mom for that thing you did when you were 8. You know what we're talking about.
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Weasel Drift Road, Woodland Park
Ah, yes. Where they filmed the "Fast and the Ferretous: Weasel Drift."
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Redneck Avenue, Little Ferry
<Foxworthy voice>If yoooouu live on this road in Little Ferry ... you might be a redneck.</Foxworthy voice>
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