Baldwin Street

Baldwin Street
A house on Baldwin Street
NamesakeWilliam Baldwin
Length350 m (1,150 ft)
LocationNorth East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand
Postal code9010
North endNorth Road
South endBuchanan Street
Other
Known forWorld's steepest residential street
A woman descends the street
Baldwin Street is located in New Zealand Dunedin
Baldwin Street
Baldwin Street
The location of Baldwin Street within Dunedin's urban area

Baldwin Street, in Dunedin, New Zealand, is located in the residential suburb of North East Valley, 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) northeast of Dunedin's central business district. Guinness World Records calls it the steepest street in the world, meaning no street gains more altitude in 10 horizontal metres (33 ft), measured along the street's centreline.[1]

  1. ^ "Baldwin Street in New Zealand reinstated as the world's steepest street". Guinness World Records. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2021.