Lombard Street

November 16, 2025 - Lombard Street is known for the one-way block on Russian Hill between Hyde and Leavenworth streets, where eight sharp turns are said to make it the most crooked street in the world. The design, first suggested by property owner Carl Henry and built in 1922, was intended to reduce the hill's ...

Known as the “Crookedest Street in the World,” Lombard Street is one of San Francisco’s most popular landmarks. Every year, millions of visitors walk or drive down its eight sharp hairpin turns.

September 5, 2025 - Between Hyde Street and Leavenworth Street, you’ll find one tiny section, just a block long, that has earned it the moniker “The Crookedest Street in the World,” and with it, worldwide fame.

The crooked section of the street, which is about 1/4 mile (400 m) long, is reserved for one-way traffic traveling east (downhill) and is paved with red bricks. The speed limit in this section is 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h). 5. The Steepest Street in the World, Baldwin Street – New Zealand

San Francisco’s Lombard Street is often referred to as the “crookedest street in the world.” In truth, it’s the second-crookedest (the crookedest is actually Vermont Street between 20th and 22nd street, also in San Francisco, or some ...

January 3, 2012 - Comprising a total of eight tight hairpin turns as it meanders down a hill in San Francisco, Lombard Street is the world's most crooked road.

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September 28, 2023 - Lombard Street in San Francisco is said to be the crookedest street in the world and it gets its nickname from these hair pin bends...

Lombard Street in San Francisco is often called the most crooked street in the world. Actually, it's the second crookedest, but San Francisco has the number one street as well!

January 13, 2020 - Lombard Street, San Francisco, USA. The Crookedest Street in the World.

One of San Francisco’s most iconic streets with 8 hairpin turns and a beautiful view of the city. * Premium Archival Paper * Borderless Print * Unframed (photo for reference only)

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April 17, 2021 - Snake Alley in Burlington, IA is stated as the crookedest street in the world by Ripley’s believe it or not

For most of its length, Lombard Street is indistinguishable from any other roadway in the hilly neighborhoods of San Francisco. But for one block -- between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets -- Lombard drops 100 feet along eight hairpin switchbacks.

October 2, 2024 - Lombard Street, San Francisco, USA. The Crookedest Street in the World.

Explore the iconic Lombard Street in San Francisco, famously known as the crookedest street in the world! It is located between Jones St.

The portion of Lombard Street that everyone knows from the postcards is a section that has been dubbed “the crookedest street in the world”. This refers to the windy switchbacks of road that grace the block between Hyde and Jones. The curvy nature of the one-way drive along with the steep ...

January 31, 2023 - There's a road called Snake Alley - the crookedest street in the world (or so they say). It's a fun little attraction in this small Iowa town.