Baldwin Street - The World's Steepest Street
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Peter Haargaard
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Baldwin Street, in Dunedin is recorded in the Guinness World Records as the steepest street in the world, meaning no street gains more altitude in 10 horizontal metres, measured along the street's centreline.
A straight street slightly under 350 metres long, Baldwin Street runs east from the valley of the Lindsay Creek up the side of Signal Hill towards Opoho, rising from 30 m above sea level at its junction with North Road to 100 m above sea level at the top, an average slope of slightly more than 1:5. The lower reaches are only moderately steep, and the surface is asphalt, but the upper reaches are steeper and surfaced in concrete for ease of maintenance (bitumen—in either chip seal or asphalt—would flow down the slope on a warm day) and for safety in Dunedin's frosty winters.
The 161.2-m-long top section climbs 47.2 metres vertically, an average gradient of 1:3.41. At its maximum the slope of Baldwin Street is about 1:2.86 (19° or 35%): in 2.86 metres travelled horizontally, the elevation changes by 1 m.
A straight street slightly under 350 metres long, Baldwin Street runs east from the valley of the Lindsay Creek up the side of Signal Hill towards Opoho, rising from 30 m above sea level at its junction with North Road to 100 m above sea level at the top, an average slope of slightly more than 1:5. The lower reaches are only moderately steep, and the surface is asphalt, but the upper reaches are steeper and surfaced in concrete for ease of maintenance (bitumen—in either chip seal or asphalt—would flow down the slope on a warm day) and for safety in Dunedin's frosty winters.
The 161.2-m-long top section climbs 47.2 metres vertically, an average gradient of 1:3.41. At its maximum the slope of Baldwin Street is about 1:2.86 (19° or 35%): in 2.86 metres travelled horizontally, the elevation changes by 1 m.
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