Canton Avenue
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| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
|---|---|
| South end | Coast Avenue |
| North end | Hampshire Avenue |
Canton Avenue is a street in Pittsburgh's Beechview neighborhood which is the steepest officially recorded public street in the United States.[1][2][3]
Description
Canton Avenue is 630 feet (190 m) long (the hill is about 213 feet (65 m) long) and is claimed to include a 37% grade 21 feet (6.4 m) long.[4][5][6]
The Guinness Book of World Records uses a 10 m (33 ft) section to define the world's steepest street, held by Baldwin Street, in Dunedin, New Zealand, with a gradient of 34.8%.[7] This record is disputed; Pittsburgh news and international media have claimed Canton Avenue is the steepest street in the world.[8][9][10]
The United States record is also disputed, as Bradford Street in San Francisco includes a 39% grade 9 meters (30 ft) long,[11] and Waipio Valley Road in Hawai'i has sections as steep as a 45% grade.[12][13][14][15] Additionally, the steepest paved mile by average and maximum grade is Lincoln Gap, Vermont with 15% and 25%, respectively.
History
In March 2016, Canton Avenue was the subject of a commercial,[16] featuring freeskier Bene Mayr, snowboarder Heikki Sorsa, downhill mountain biker Aaron Gwin, and racing driver Mattias Ekström for the Audi Quattro A4 automobile.[8][17]
See also
References
- ↑ Batz Jr., Bob; Rial, Martha (2005-01-30). "Here: In Beechview". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2007-08-17. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
- ↑ Kambitsis, Jason (2010-12-01). "The Steepest Road on Earth Takes No Prisoners". Wired.
- ↑ Russo, Carla Herreria (2014-02-28). "Hit The Brakes! The 10 Steepest Streets in America". HuffPost. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
- ↑ "Steepest Streets in the World". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- ↑ "Pittsburgh Hills". Western Pennsylvania Wheelmen. Archived from the original on 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
- ↑ "An article". Pittsburgh Press. 1987-01-11.
An article in the Pittsburgh Press on 11 January 1987 cites information compiled by the Surveys Division and the Snow and Ice Control Program, Dept of Public Works, that Canton Street has a steepness of 37 percent.
- ↑ Ebrahimji, Alisha (2020-04-08). "New Zealand street once again the world's steepest after Guinness World Records reverses decision". CNN Travel.
- 1 2 Shumway, John (2016-03-02). "World's Steepest Street Featured in New Audi Commercial". Pittsburgh, PA: KDKA-TV. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ↑ Danner, Christi (2016-03-06). "The Steepest Street In The World Is In Pennsylvania— It'll Make You Sweat". Only In Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ↑ Kambitsis, Jason (2010-12-01). "The Steepest Road On Earth Takes No Prisoners". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ↑ Chamings, Andrew (2020-06-29). "San Francisco's actual steepest street is not where you think". SFGATE. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ↑ Russo, Carla Herreria (2014-02-28). "The 10 Steepest Streets In America". HuffPost. BuzzFeed, Inc. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ↑ Jennings, Ken (2014-10-20). "Is This Hawaiian Street the World's Steepest Road?". Condé Nast Traveler. Condé Nast. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ↑ "Waipio Valley Road in HI is the steepest road in the USA". Dangerous Roads. dangerousroads.org. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ↑ Baray, Alexa (2019-10-24). "4 Steep U.S. Streets That Will Make Your Palms Sweat". Travel Trivia. Inboxlab, Inc. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ↑ Bene Mayr, Heikki Sorsa, Aaron Gwin, Mattias Ekström (2016-03-01). Audi quattro challenge - The Steepest Street. Pittsburgh, PA. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ↑ Blazina, Ed (2016-03-03). "Audi challenges Beechview's world-class-steep Canton Avenue". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
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