Baldwin Street
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.
A house on Baldwin Street | |
| Namesake | William Baldwin |
|---|---|
| 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]
Baldwin Street Media
The unicyclist has to lean forward to keep his centre of gravity centred over his unicycle's contact with Baldwin Street on the steeper concrete-covered portion of the street.
References
- ↑ "Dunedin's Baldwin St loses battle for steepest street to Welsh town". Radio New Zealand. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ↑ McNeilly, Hamish (16 July 2019). "A day of ups and downs for the king of Baldwin St". Stuff.co.nz. https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/114262658/another-blow-for-nz--dunedin-loses-worlds-steepest-street-titleh. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ↑ Morris, Chris (16 July 2019). Dunedin loses steepest street title. https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dunedin-loses-steepest-street-title. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ↑ Morris, Chris (16 July 2019). Dunedin's Baldwin Street loses steepest world title: Why residents are celebrating. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12249979. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
Other websites
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- Baldwin Street Archived 2019-10-17 at the Wayback Machine (Deutsch)
- Map of Baldwin Street (from Wises Maps)
- Baldwin Street in Google Street View
Coordinates: 45°50′58″S 170°32′05″E / 45.84944°S 170.53472°E