Canton Avenue
Canton Avenue, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Beechview neighborhood, is the steepest officially-recorded public street in the United States.[1] [2]
Canton Avenue is quite possibly also the steepest street in the world, as Baldwin Street in New Zealand, which is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's steepest, has an officially-recorded grade of 35%, two percent less than Canton's.[3] However, Baldwin Street's angle continues over a longer trajectory.
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).[4][5]
References
- ^ "Here: In Beechview". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2005-01-30.
- ^ http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/12/the-steepest-road-on-earth-takes-no-prisoners/
- ^ http://www.ourshop.co.nz/baldwinstreet.htm
- ^ Bob Batz, Jr. (30 January 2005). "Here: In Beechview". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Hills". Western Pennsylvania Wheelmen. Archived from the original on 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
40°24′33″N 80°01′48″W / 40.409248°N 80.030036°W
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