Lombard Street is best known for the one-way section on Russian Hill which has eight sharp turns known as switchbacks that have earned the street the distinction of being the crookedest street in the world. The switchback design was first used in 1922 to reduce the hill's natural 27% grade that proved too steep for most vehicles.
Traffic crawled down the 8 sharp turns as the many on looker's took pictures. Dan, Chris and I just had to experience driving down the hill and I got to be the one to actually drive. It was an experience even at a crawl to make the many turns before reaching the bottom of the hill. In the space between each turn there are amazing plantings that make the hill look like a garden rather then a road.
Dan also took video of us driving down the hill. It will give you a little perspective of what it was like. Nothing of course is the same as actually doing it.
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