Canton Avenue

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Canton Ave., viewed from the top of the hill.
The view from the bottom of Canton Ave.

Canton Avenue, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Beechview neighborhood, is the steepest officially recorded public street in the United States.[1] [2]

Canton Avenue may be steeper, but the Guinness Book of World Records says Baldwin Street in New Zealand is the world's steepest perhaps because of its length.[3] Baldwin Street is 1,150 ft (350 meters) long and is said to include a grade of 38%.

Canton Avenue is 630 ft (192 meters) long and includes a grade of 37%: in 10 ft (3.0 m) of horizontal distance the elevation changes by 3.7 ft (1.1 m).[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Here: In Beechview". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2005-01-30. 
  2. ↑ Kambitsis, Jason (1 December 2010). "The Steepest Road On Earth Takes No Prisoners". Wired. 
  3. ↑ http://www.ourshop.co.nz/baldwinstreet.htm
  4. ↑ Bob Batz, Jr. (30 January 2005). "Here: In Beechview". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-08-11. 
  5. ↑ "Pittsburgh Hills". Western Pennsylvania Wheelmen. Archived from the original on 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2007-08-11. 
  6. ↑ An article in the Pittsburgh Press on January 11, 1987 cites information compiled by the Surveys Division and the Snow and Ice Control Program, Dept of Public Works, that Canton Street has a steepness of 37%.

Coordinates: 40°24′33″N 80°01′48″W / 40.409248°N 80.030036°W / 40.409248; -80.030036

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