AYAZ
10-21-2008, 07:30 PM
Baldwin Street-world's steepest street
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.
northeast of Dunedin's city centre.
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A short straight street of some
350 metres length.
Baldwin Street runs east from the valley
of the Lindsay Creek up the side of Signal Hill.
Its lower reaches are of only moderate steepness,
and the surface isasphalt, but the upper
reaches of this cul-de-sac are far steeper,
and surfaced in concrete, for ease ofmaintenance
(tar seal would flow down the slope on a warm day) and for safety in Dunedin's frosty winters.
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.
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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.
northeast of Dunedin's city centre.
http://www.alwaysidea.com/imagehost/images/q3pxja71zgzcvxvtc7tm.jpg
A short straight street of some
350 metres length.
Baldwin Street runs east from the valley
of the Lindsay Creek up the side of Signal Hill.
Its lower reaches are of only moderate steepness,
and the surface isasphalt, but the upper
reaches of this cul-de-sac are far steeper,
and surfaced in concrete, for ease ofmaintenance
(tar seal would flow down the slope on a warm day) and for safety in Dunedin's frosty winters.
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.
http://www.alwaysidea.com/imagehost/images/ehzgd749q7nwbb4rpj5z.jpg
http://www.alwaysidea.com/imagehost/images/xpjvj4qk9y654rpj40.jpg
http://www.alwaysidea.com/imagehost/images/i368qws3x57prdfch9i.jpg
http://www.alwaysidea.com/imagehost/images/rzs90rujjrfxdvm8amw2.jpg
http://www.alwaysidea.com/imagehost/images/nf4y3y6m9pyqz2804g.jpg
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