Bradford Street is reportedly the steepest street in San Francisco, California, with an incredible 41% slope. It is in the hilly Bernal Heights district.
Where is Bradford Street located?
The street is situated above Tompkins Avenue in the western Californian city of San Francisco’s southeast.
Which San Francisco street is the steepest?
The steepest road in San Francisco that is accessible by car is Bradford Street. Before erupting into a 30-foot stretch of 41% paved asphalt, the bulk of the street climbs steadily at a slope of roughly 24 percent. The street, which has a view of the San Francisco skyline, was completely paved in 2010. A one-ton car accelerates from zero to sixty miles per hour in 7.2 seconds on such a slope, with gravity alone exerting 800 pounds of effort to drag it downhill.
The slope doubles after 150 feet, beginning at a 20% grade near Tompkins Avenue. When the street was reconstructed in 2009–2010 as part of an upgrade project for the northern half of the block, two distinct stairways were constructed alongside the stairway up to Jarboe.
San Francisco’s Steepest Streets
1. Bradford scored higher than Tompkins (41%).
2. Romolo (37.5% grade) between Vallejo and Fresno
3. Chapman and Powhattan’s prentiss (37% grade)
4. Chapman over Nevada (35% grade)
5. Baden is higher than Mangels (34% grade).
6. Ripley (31.5% grade) between Alabama and Peralta
7. 24th between Rhode Island and De Haro (grade of 31.5%)
8. Filbert (grade of 31.5%) between Hyde and Leavenworth
9. Church and Vicksburg are tie for 22nd place (31.5% grade).
10. Above Taylor, Broadway (31% grade)
