Baldwin Street, Dunedin, New Zealand is considered the steepest street:
…Baldwin Street is officially recognized as the world’s steepest street at a 35% grade…. 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 altitude rises by 1 metre.
The photo shown is what the house would look like if the road were level.
I wonder if the street has a peak such that you fly off it in a car, like you see in movies that take place in San Fransisco.
I’m pretty sure there are streets in St. John’s, Newfoundland, steeper than this.
Get a level and compass and measure some, then contact The Guinness Book of World Records.
I think Phil is right. I’m not about to get a compass to do it, but I might take a some pictures next time I’m home and compare then with the one on this site…
Maybe for Guinness there needs to be a minimum distance at which this steepness is maintained…
I’ll bring my video cam the next time I go downtown. There’s at least one street, I can’t remember the same of it now, but I’m confident it’s at least 35 degrees, if not 45. It’s the one off Duckworth a block down from Fred’s, I think.
Phil’s talking about The Hill O’Chips. Also, there’s a hill directly across from the Basilica…Garrison Hill, or Cathedral Street, something like that.
Yup it is that steep, and you should try driving up it with a rental motorhome! I’m glad we rented a automatic! Even still there were things flying around in the back on the way up. It was fun! Never been to Newfoundland, maybe the streets are steeper there?