the steepest streets in the world


	the steepest streets in the world
amgumen
9-20-2007 8:58 AM
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/ca44525a-a71d-4186-b5d7-88092fe6b6ca/8BEEBFFA-D2DA-4A43-9D61-0227C2A5202B/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/" href="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/" style="font-size: 11px;">deputy-dog.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/deputy-dog.com/img/CFCAF2BA-4D3C-4A2E-A9DA-4368F2550EF6" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/">1. canton avenue, pittsburgh, united states - grade = 37%</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/deputy-dog.com/img/EE9F12F8-F96E-47CF-88EA-64B01F756EFE" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/deputy-dog.com/img/3D297133-B4BA-451A-AEDF-5D2F1F5C4EC8" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/"><STRONG>2. baldwin street, dunedin, new zealand - grade = 35%</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/">the current world record holder of ’steepest street in the world’, baldwin street is famous for its slope. it was previously thought that the road’s gradient hit 38% near the top but that was apparently a mistake.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/deputy-dog.com/img/DB45DF3A-1236-4183-89BA-8482B571A738" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/deputy-dog.com/img/39084351-DAD2-44B6-A3A2-0F1079526DFC" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/deputy-dog.com/img/1DA1C67A-393D-481B-AF68-FDA52D067007" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/"><P>the clip below consists of a pretty annoying guy on a segway attempting to ride up the slope. unfortunately he makes it.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/"><SPAN></SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/"><STRONG>3. eldred street, los angeles, united states - grade = 33.3%</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/"><P>the guy in the photo below looks thoroughly depressed and you can’t blame him. he lives in los angeles. add to that equation the fact that he lives on the steepest street in the city and you’ve got a recipe for disaster.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/deputy-dog.com/img/432E074E-6557-4862-A6D7-E2E3A8554EFF" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/deputy-dog.com/img/2FE18C17-6A44-4865-9306-60C3B38C16D7" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/deputy-dog.com/img/F04DE4D9-0EF8-4A4C-A600-17EAD2708132" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/"><STRONG>4. fargo street, los angeles, united states - grade = 32%</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/"><P>fargo street in 1930…</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/deputy-dog.com/img/008ADBE8-DF36-4B32-8660-D278945E2F1F" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/">once a year around 90 mentalists gather at the base of fargo street in los angeles for the fargo street hill climb. they then attempt to scale the hill on a bicycle as many times as humanly possible</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2007/09/18/the-steepest-streets-in-the-world/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/deputy-dog.com/img/FD561B91-2C69-4516-B939-EF07BBE7E7B8" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; 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