street in Dunedin, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baldwin Street, in Dunedin, New Zealand was the steepest street in the world. In 1987, Guinness World Records said it was the steepest.[1] It is in the suburb of North East Valley. It is 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) northeast of Dunedin's central business district.
Namesake | William Baldwin |
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Length | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
Location | North East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand |
Postal code | 9010 |
North end | North Road |
South end | Buchanan Street |
Other | |
Known for | World's steepest residential street until 2019 |
On 16 July 2019, Ffordd Pen Llech in Wales, became the world's steepest street. Baldwin Street's gradient is 35%, and Ffordd Pen Llech's gradient is 37.45%.[2][3][4]
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