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Posted by VictorM on Fri May 22 17:24:18 2020, in response to What is the Steepest Grade in the Subway System?, posted by Mitch45 on Fri May 22 16:55:58 2020. The steepest grade is on the Williamsburg Bridge approach leaving Essex St: 5.5%, but it's only for about 390 feet, after which it becomes approximately 4%. The second steepest is on the Manhattan Bridge approaches: 5.4%, but it's much longer, approximately 900 feet. |