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This local street is no longer the steepest one in the world

July 17, 2019 at 6:31 am EDT
July 17, 2019 at 6:31 am EDT

PITTSBURGH — Beechview's Canton Avenue is no longer the steepest street in the world.

Canton has a 37% grade and long held the title as the steepest street.

>>RELATED STORY: Welsh street named steepest in world; New Zealand loses out

Now, a street in Wales, Great Britain holds the title.

Guiness World Records found the street in Harlech has a 37.45% grade.

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