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List of steepest roads and streets

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has a maximum gradient of 31.5% (17.5°). The steepest hill on Filbert is the one-way down east half of the block between Hyde and Leavenworth. The city map shows a descent of 65 feet, which based on a half-block being 206.25 horizontal feet makes the grade 31.5%, the official
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The sidewalk-only section of Broderick Street (between Broadway and Vallejo), where the city map shows a climb of 96 feet in the 275-foot block) is steeper than Filbert in San Francisco, just under 35%
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An unofficial survey of San Francisco streets declared the steepest street in San Francisco to be a 30-foot section of Bradford Street, paved in 2010, with a 40% grade.
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The sidewalk-only block of Baker Street, just one block west of Broderick, also between Broadway and Vallejo is a bit steeper than Broderick.
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is said to be the steepest rural road in the United States, with some grades approaching 45%. It has been closed to non-local traffic.
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shares the same 31.5% (17.5°) maximum gradient, between Vicksburg and Church Street., also one-way down.
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This article lists the sections or streets and roads with the steepest
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is said to have a 37% grade; the length of that grade is unknown.
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in Michigan, US, have been noted for their steep streets.
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