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The quiet suburban street of Baldwin Street, in New Zealand's southern city of the world's steepest street. It is located in the suburb of [[Suburbs of Dunedin, New Zealand#North East Valley, Normanby, and The Gardens|North East A city-centre street in Frankfurt, Germany A residential street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA A street is a public thoroughfare in the built environment. ...

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 is asphalt, but the upper reaches of this cul-de-sac are far steeper, and surfaced in concrete, for ease of maintenance (tar seal would literally 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 altitude rises by 1 metre. As shown in this cross-section, many older roadways are smoothed by applying a thin layer of asphalt concrete to the existing portland cement concrete. ... For the musical group, see Cul de Sac (group). ... Concrete being poured, raked and vibrated into place in residential construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

The street is named after William Baldwin, an Otago Provincial Councillor and newspaper founder, who subdivided the area. Otago (help· info) is one of the regions of New Zealand and lies in the south-east of the South Island. ...

Controversy of claim

Baldwin Street's claim to fame has caused some controversy after it emerged that the original entry in the Guinness Book of Records was based on a typographical error, claiming a maximum gradient of 1:1.266 (38° or 79%). This would be impossible to walk up, and appears to be an error for 1:2.66, which itself is slightly steeper than the currently accepted figure of 1:2.86. Alternatively, the mistake may have been caused by confusion between degrees and percentage grade, i.e., mixing up 38% with 38°. Suresh Joachim, minutes away from breaking the ironing world record at 55 hours and 5 minutes, at Shoppers World, Brampton. ...

Nevertheless, Baldwin Street is officially recognized as the world's steepest street at a 35% grade. Canton Avenue, in the Pittsburgh neighbourhood of Beechview, may be steeper; it is unofficially measured to be a 37% grade.^[1] Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges, P-Burgh, The Burgh Motto: Benigno Numine Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area    - City 151. ... Beechview is a neighborhood on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanias southside area. ...

Other notably steep streets include Eldred Street in the Highland Park district of Los Angeles, California, one of three streets in Los Angeles between 32% and 33.3%^[2], and Filbert and 22nd Streets in San Francisco, both claiming a maximum gradient of 31.5% (approximately 17°).^[3] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type mayor-council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D)  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... It has been suggested that Filbert Steps be merged into this article or section. ... 22nd Street in San Francisco, California is one of the steepest streets in the world. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

Origin of the street

Baldwin Street, with the street level.

Car parked at Baldwin Street.

The street's steepness was unintentional. As with many other parts of Dunedin, and indeed New Zealand, streets were laid out in a grid pattern with no consideration for the terrain, usually by planners in London. Despite its apparent cul-de-sac, Baldwin Street is linked across the top by an unformed road linking it with Calder Ave and Arnold Street, which are unformed in their upper reaches (where Baldwin is at its steepest). The next street to the south, Dalmeny, is formed of concrete (like Baldwin) and also very steep. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 583 pixel Image in higher resolution (1540 × 1122 pixel, file size: 378 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Baldwin Street, Dunedin, New Zealand Date: 2004-04-14 Camera: Canon Digital Ixus 330 Photographer: Tobias Thierer, [1] File links The following... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 583 pixel Image in higher resolution (1540 × 1122 pixel, file size: 378 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Baldwin Street, Dunedin, New Zealand Date: 2004-04-14 Camera: Canon Digital Ixus 330 Photographer: Tobias Thierer, [1] File links The following... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 373 KB) Other versions Originally from en. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 373 KB) Other versions Originally from en. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Associated events

The street is the venue for an annual event in Dunedin, the "Baldwin Street Gutbuster". Every summer since the mid-1990s (usually in February), this exercise in fitness and balance involves athletes running from the base of the street to the top and back down again. The event attracts up to 1000 competitors annually.^[4] For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

Since 2002, a further charity event has been held annually in July, which involves the rolling of over 10,000 Jaffas (spherical chocolate candies). Each jaffa is sponsored by one person, with prizes to the winner and funds raised going to charity. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Jaffas is the registered trademark for a small round sweet consisting of a soft chocolate centre with a hard covering of orange flavoured and coloured candy. ...

In 2001 a 19-year-old University of Otago student was killed when she and another student attempted to travel down the street inside a wheeled rubbish bin. The bin collided with a parked trailer, killing one of the occupants instantly, and causing serious head injuries for the second.^[5] The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealands oldest university with over 20,000 students enrolled during 2006. ... A wheelie bin is a type of waste container. ...

Gallery

Looking down the street. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 462 KB) Other versions Originally from en. ...

Sign at the bottom. Image File history File links Baldwinstreet. ...