Canton Avenue
Canton Avenue, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Beechview neighborhood, is tied with Prentiss Street (in San Francisco) as the steepest public street in the United States[1][2][citation needed], and they are possibly the steepest streets in the world.
Canton Avenue has a grade of 37%, meaning that for every 100 ft (30 m) of horizontal distance traveled, the elevation changes by 37 ft (11 m).[1][3]
Outside the United States, Baldwin Street in New Zealand has an officially-recorded grade of 35%. Baldwin Street is listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's steepest street. It has a steep angle over a longer trajectory.
References
- ^ a b Bob Batz, Jr. (30 January 2005). "Here: In Beechview". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
- ^ Stephen Von Worley, The Steeps Of San Francisco: In Search Of The City's Steepest Street, November 10, 2009.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Hills". Western Pennsylvania Wheelmen. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
40°24′33″N 80°01′48″W / 40.409248°N 80.030036°W
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