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Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand

Guinness Book of Records has declared Baldwin Street to be the steepest in the world. Although short – it only stretches up Signal Hill for 1,150 feet – it has a grade of 1:2.86. That is a slope of 35%! The surface is concrete because asphalt would melt and flow downhill. The street is named after William Baldwin. In 1861, one year after arriving in Otago, Baldwin was one of the early prospectors who discovered gold, launching the Otago Gold Rush during the 1860s. He was also a member of New Zealand’s Parliament and later a newspaper owner and editor.

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Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand

55 Baldwin St, North East Valley, Dunedin, 9010, New Zealand

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