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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<ref name="Carl Henry not OR">{{cite web |url= http://www.sfcityguides.org/public_guidelines.html?article=1012&submitted=TRUE&srch_text&submitted2&topic=neighborhoods |title= Lombard Street |date= February 2009 |author= Saperstein, Susan |publisher= San Francisco City Guides |accessdate= 2012-09-30}}</ref> and built in 1922,<ref>{{cite journal |url= http://www.viamagazine.com/destinations/lombard-street-san-francisco |title= An Honestly Crooked Street |journal= via Magazine |date=September–October 2001 |first= Darcey |last= Brown-Martin }}</ref> was intended to reduce the hill's natural 27 percent grade,<ref name="sfcityguides">{{cite journal |url= http://www.sfcityguides.org/public_guidelines.html?article=1012&submitted=TRUE |last= Saperstein |first= Susan |title= Lombard Street |work= San Francisco City Guides |accessdate= June 22, 2011}}</ref> which was too steep for most vehicles. The crooked block is perhaps {{convert|600|ft|m}} long ({{convert|412.5|ft|m}} straightline), is one-way (downhill) and is paved with red bricks. The sign at the top recommends {{convert|5|mph|0|abbr=on}}.
The segment normally sees around 250 vehicles per hour, with [[Average Daily Traffic|average daily traffic]] reaching 2630 vehicles in 2013.<ref name=":0" /> During peak times, vehicles have to wait up to 20 minutes to enter the Crooked Street segment, in a queue that can reach [[Van Ness Avenue]].<ref name=":0" />
The Powell-Hyde [[San Francisco cable car system|cable car]] stops at the top of the block on Hyde Street.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hyde St & Lombard St |url=https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/transit/routes-stops/stops/5078 |publisher=[[San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency]] |accessdate=September 15, 2015}}</ref>
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