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The Steepest Streets in the World!

These are 3 of the steepest streets in the World, includes the Guinness record setting Baldwin Street in Dunedin New Zealand, Canton Street in the US and the picturesque Waipio Valley road in Hawaii!

The Steepest Streets in the World! 

 
 

Baldwin Street ( Dunedin, New Zealand )

 Baldwin Street, in a quiet suburban part of New Zealand's southern city of Dunedin, is reputed to be the world's steepest street. It is located in the suburb of North East Valley, 3.5 kilometres northeast of Dunedin's city centre. At its maximum, the slope of Baldwin Street is approximately 1:2.86 (19° or 35%) - that is, for every 2.86 metres travelled horizontally, the elevation rises by 1 metre. Baldwin Street's claim to fame has caused some controversy after it emerged that the original entry in the Guinness Book of Record.

Baldwin Street ( Dunedin, New Zealand )

Baldwin Street ( Dunedin, New Zealand )

Baldwin Street ( Dunedin, New Zealand )

 

Canton Avenue ( Pittsburgh, United States )

 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. 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)

Canton Avenue

Canton Avenue

Canton Avenue

 

 Waipio Valley ( Hawaii )

 Waipiʻo Valley is a valley located in the Hamakua District of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. "Waipiʻo" means "curved water" in the Hawaiian language.

A steep road leads down into the valley from a lookout point located on the top of the southern wall of the valley. The road gains 800 vertical feet (243.84 m) in 0.6 miles (0.9 km) at a 25% average grade, with steeper grades in sections. This is a paved public road but it is open only to 4 wheel drive vehicles. If classified as a road, it would be the steepest road of its length in the United States and possibly the world.

 Waipio Valley

Waipio Valley

Waipio Valley

Waipio Valley Airplane View
Waipio Valley Airplane View

 

 


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+4 #1 The Steepest Streets in the World! — vembar ganesh 2011-02-09 05:44
nice one.
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+10 #2 The Steepest Streets in the World! — amrata singhal 2011-02-09 09:36
india is having more steeper streets.
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+2 #3 The Steepest Streets in the World! — dhanaraj 2011-02-09 11:32
Interesting and nice one
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+1 #4 The Steepest Streets in the World! — Vivek Munjal 2011-02-09 16:30
Cart road Simla India one part of it is the Steepest one
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+1 #5 The Steepest Streets in the World! — Salahuddin.Muhammed 2011-02-10 02:49
So beautiful road or streets
I am very found of this type steepest and turning.
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+1 #6 The Steepest Streets in the World! — k.lganapathi 2011-02-10 11:34
very picturesque ,naturally protected and healthi atmosphere
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0 #7 The Steepest Streets in the World! — vikya 2011-02-10 13:52
apratim.bahut khub.
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0 #8 The Steepest Streets in the World! — ramanamurty 2011-02-13 07:39
very beautiful
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0 #9 The Steepest Streets in the World! — Mamatha H.N 2011-02-21 21:09
The steepest streets are very amazing.......and at the same time very beautiful also :D
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+1 #10 The Steepest Streets in the World! — syam3459 2011-03-14 15:15
In andhra pradesh...near sitapalli to rampa waterfalls...the roads are more steeper than this
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0 #11 The Steepest Streets in the World! — friendship poem 2011-03-18 18:32
very nice....i liked it very much
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+1 #12 The Steepest Streets in the World! — Kiran.P 2011-04-26 10:01
steepest streets were amazing but i don't think so they are only the steepest streets in the world
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+2 #13 The Steepest Streets in the World! — vasanth2win 2011-06-24 15:31
good one but as said before there are steeper streets in ooty
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+1 #14 The Steepest Streets in the World! — vasanth2win 2011-06-24 15:31
ooty has steeped streets
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0 #15 The Steepest Streets in the World! — Filbert Resurreccion 2011-07-11 09:25
Very nice
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0 #16 The Steepest Streets in the World! — jyoti mohanty 2011-07-15 07:49
marvellous!!!!
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+3 #17 The Steepest Streets in the World! — vsreeju 2011-07-15 08:43
all streets in kerala(india) having steepest street than the above picture
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+1 #18 The Steepest Streets in the World! — chadran naduvileath 2011-07-15 12:34
OOtacamand (Ooty) in Tamali nadu is one of the steepest places in India and also other places Munnar in Kerala and Kodaikanal in Tamil nadu is the beautiful places above sea level.
What you sent photos are amazing and interesting-
Chandran
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0 #19 The Steepest Streets in the World! — chadran naduvileath 2011-07-15 12:37
Very nice information Chandran
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-1 #20 The Steepest Streets in the World! — msbose 2011-07-15 14:14
:-)really awesome-thanks for the mail
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-1 #21 The Steepest Streets in the World! — msbose 2011-07-15 14:19
nice viewing!
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+1 #22 The Steepest Streets in the World! — umar shaik 2011-07-15 18:39
super b place......masha allah.

Allah'S Grace
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+1 #23 The Steepest Streets in the World! — Pardes 2011-07-16 12:41
our street in vizag is even more steeper than these.!!! even though these are nice!!!
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0 #24 The Steepest Streets in the World! — papalord 2011-07-16 13:32
The main street in Mussorie in India is more steeper.
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-1 #25 The Steepest Streets in the World! — nagarajan salem 2011-07-16 15:06
very nice
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+1 #26 The Steepest Streets in the World! — Sankar Mukherjee 2011-07-16 18:04
Good one, but I feel in India we are having more steeper streets.
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+1 #27 The Steepest Streets in the World! — Dr.Krishnappa 2011-07-17 12:21
Not a convincing one,because we Indians'have seen many more steeper streets in our country than what the mail has.
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-1 #28 The Steepest Streets in the World! — honeyshri 2011-07-18 22:45
:eek: its dame awesome man it is most wonderful images of all i hav got...
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0 #29 The Steepest Streets in the World! — Rammana Murthy 2011-07-19 16:03
Not so steep. Visakhapatnam has still steeper streets. only thin is they are not exposed. I think Ramojee film city also such streets.Any how thanks for the effort.
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-1 #30 The Steepest Streets in the World! — Sourav Khanra 2011-07-22 12:09
Great pictures of roads. I like first one the most.
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0 #31 The Steepest Streets — hasn alsaad 2011-07-23 00:28
the steepest streets very beautiful and sport in the same time :lol:
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0 #32 The Steepest Streets — hasn alsaad 2011-07-23 00:36
the steepest streets very amazing and sport in the same time :lol:
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0 #33 The Steepest Streets in the World! — nakku 2011-09-30 10:59
nice amazing and beautiful streets :sad: :lol:
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+1 #34 The Steepest Streets in the World! — nakku 2011-09-30 11:00
amazing pictures :lol: :P
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0 #35 The Steepest Streets in the World! — Gautam Vinod 2011-09-30 15:24
In Kashir and Himachal Pardes (India) are having much more steep streets then these. These streets are equally good. Thanks
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0 #36 The Steepest Streets in the World! — Syed Khalil uddin 2011-09-30 16:56
:roll: its really amazing
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0 #37 The Steepest Streets in the World! — anita 2011-10-03 03:28
:cry: scary!!
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0 #38 The Steepest Streets in the World! — p. sethuraman 2011-10-15 12:06
Amazing
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