Canton Avenue
Canton Avenue, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Beechview neighborhood, is tied with Prentiss Street as the steepest public street in the United States, and they are possibly the steepest streets in the world. It 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][2]
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
- ^ Bob Batz, Jr. (30 January 2005). "Here: In Beechview". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
- ^ "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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