The 10 most bizarre streets in the world
2018-07-31 20:00
For a driver, he will definitely encounter various road conditions while driving, such as complex intersections, scary steep slopes or alleys. Experienced drivers will avoid these streets and seek other alternative roads. Here’s a look at ten of the most bizarre roads in the world.
Ebenezer Street, Scotland
Ebenezer Place, Scotland
Ebenezer Street is located in Wick, Caithness County, Scotland, with a total length of 2.06 meters. It is the shortest street in the world recorded in the “Guinness Book of World Records”. There is only one building on the entire street, the McKays Hotel No. 1, built in 1883.
Ebenezer Street was built in 1833 and officially listed as a street in 1887. In 2006, Ebenezer Street surpassed the 5.2-meter-long Elygen Street in Lancashire, England, to become the shortest street in the world.
Magic Circle, UK
Magic Roundabout, UK
The Magic Circle is a roundabout located in Swindon, England, United Kingdom. It was built in 1972 and consists of five clockwise mini roundabouts, one clockwise large roundabout, and one counterclockwise roundabout. In December 2007, BBC News named the Magic Circle one of the “10 scariest intersections in the UK”.
Despite the negative reviews of the Magic Circle, it accommodates greater traffic volume and has a good traffic safety record. Because, in order to avoid traffic accidents, drivers slow down when driving in this circle. Even if a traffic accident occurs, the severity will not be high.
Lombard Street, San Francisco
Lombard Street, San Francisco
Lombard Street is a street that runs east-west through Presidio Park and Cow Hollow in San Francisco, California. It is famous for one section of the street that consists of eight sharp turns, and is therefore known as the “Jiuquhua Street.”
The section from Lombard Street to Leven Street is a steep downhill. In order to prevent traffic accidents, the municipal authorities deliberately built flower beds in 1923 and changed this section of road into a winding road. Cars driving here can only circle downhill, and the speed must not exceed 5 miles per hour. , this section of street is known as “the crookedest street in the world”. The design was first proposed by owner Carl Henry. Aiming to trade length for space to mitigate the size of the slope along the route (27%). The entire Jiuquhua Street is 600 feet (180 meters) long, and the straight section is 412.5 feet (125.7 meters) long, and is paved with bricks to increase friction.
Baldwin Street, New Zealand
Baldwin Street, New Zealand
Baldwin Street in Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand, is considered the steepest street in the world. Among the 350 meters of road, the steepest section is about 1:2.86 (19 degrees or about 35 degrees). %), that is, for every 2.86 meters of walking, the road surface height rises by 1 meter, which is why it is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as “the steepest street in the world”. The lowest 200 m (660 ft) section of the street has an asphalt surface because of its normal slope.
The higher section of this cul-de-sac has a concrete surface because of its much steeper slope. There are two reasons for covering this section in concrete: for ease of maintenance (asphalt will flow down the slope at this grade on warm days) and for safety in the event of frost in the winter.
Young Street, Canada
Yonge Street, Canada
Yonge Street or Yonge Street, which runs through the city, is a major commercial street in Toronto and was built in 1793.
Before 1998, Yonge Street was Ontario Provincial Highway 11, with a length of 1,896 kilometers (1,178 miles). Therefore, Yonge Street was listed as the “World’s Longest Street” by the Guinness Book of World Records. Replaced by the Pan-American Highway.
Avenue of July 9, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Avenida 9 de Julio, Buenos Aires
July 9th Avenue, referred to as “Seventy-Ninth Avenue”, was named to commemorate Argentina’s independence on July 9, 1816. 4.6 kilometers long, 148 meters wide, with a total of 18 lanes, it is the widest street in the world.
The street spans an entire city block. The lanes are evenly separated by two isolation belts, with 6 lanes in each section. There are many famous landmarks on both sides of the street, such as the old French Embassy, the Don Quixote statue, the famous obelisk and the Place de la Repubblica.
Spreuerhofstraße Germany
Germany
Spreuerhofstraße is located in Rutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In 1726, a fire broke out in Rutlingen, and Spreuerhofstraße was destroyed. The following year, Spreuerhofstraße was reconstructed to a maximum width of only 50 centimeters, and then gradually narrowed to 31 centimeters, making it the narrowest street in the world.
The alley is a proud local sight, and many tourists come here to see for themselves how narrow the world’s narrowest alley is. However, due to the construction of water pipes outside the walls of nearby buildings, the protruding parts of the water pipes will block the alleys and no one can pass through them. The world’s narrowest alley will soon become history.
Putrajaya, Malaysia
Putrajaya, Malaysia
The world’s largest ring is in Putrajaya, Malaysia, near the Prime Minister’s Office.
There is a forest in the center of the roundabout, approximately 2.11 miles.
Giza, Egypt
The Road to Giza, Egypt
The road from Egypt to Giza is the oldest known asphalt road in the world, with a history of 4,600 years.
Built to provide access for transporting quarry construction materials from southwest Cairo to Lake Leith, the asphalt road has a total length of 7.5 miles and has become a national landmark.
gravity mountain
Gravity Hills, Various Locations
There are many surprising magnetic mountains around the world where the laws of gravity don’t seem to apply.
A car can go uphill without stepping on the accelerator, put it in neutral and climb on its own, and rainwater will flow to higher places. These seemingly magical forces have yet to find a convincing scientific explanation.
Every country in the world has its own unique style of city streets. The streets mentioned above attract many curious tourists and have also won their place in history.
