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Snake Alley Historic District (#75000683) Heritage Hill Historic District (ID82000406) NRHP reference No. 74000783 [1] Added to NRHP. September 6, 1974. Snake Alley is a street located in Burlington, Iowa, which was built in 1894. In 2017, Ripley's Believe It or Not! recognized the street as "Unbelievably Crooked" and the #1 Odd Spot in their ...
The Snake Alley Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Burlington, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and it was included in the Heritage Hill Historic District that surrounds it, in 1982. The historic district is largely a residential area that includes ten ...
FIPS code. 19-09550. GNIS feature ID. 0454995. Website. burlingtoniowa.org. Burlington is a city in, and the county seat of, Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. [2] The population was 23,982 in the 2020 census, a decline from the 26,839 population in 2000. [3] Burlington is the center of a micropolitan area, which includes West Burlington ...
Paved in limestone and blue-clay bricks, Snake Alley curves seven times up a 21% grade over a distance of 275 feet, gaining 58 feet of elevation, according to the city of Burlington.
Day 7, Saturday, July 27, Mount Pleasant to Burlington. Miles: 46.5. Feet of climb: 1,016. Themes: Tire Dip. Pass-through towns: Mediapolis and Kingston. Meeting town: No meeting town. Gravel ...
June 12, 2012. The Manufacturing and Wholesale Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located adjacent to the central business district of Burlington, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. At the time of its nomination it included 32 buildings of which 28 are contributing ...
First United Methodist Church in 2013. The Heritage Hill Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located north of downtown Burlington, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The area is primarily a residential neighborhood on the hill north of the central business district.
The Snake Alley Criterium is a criterium cycling race that takes place annually on Memorial Day weekend in Burlington, Iowa. The bike race is most famous for riding up Snake Alley, which was named by Ripley's Believe It Or Not as the crookedest alley in the world. The Snake Alley portion of the race includes a 60-foot (18 m) ascent on the 276 ...