Historic
Lombard Street
Lombard Street is an east–west street in San Francisco, California, that has a steep, one-block section with eight hairpin turns. The street stretches from The Presidio east to The Embarcadero (with a gap on Telegraph Hill). Most of Lombard Street's western segment is a major thoroughfare designated as part of U.S. Route 101.
Why it's on the map
Most of Lombard Street's western segment is a major thoroughfare designated as part of U.S. Route 101.
The design, first suggested by property owner Carl Henry and built in 1922, was intended to reduce the hill's natural 27 percent grade, which was too steep for most vehicles.
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