Haiku Stairs, USA
From series “Furious Footways Around the World That Make You Dizzy”Year: 1942. Height: 850 meters.
On the Hawaiian island of Oahu is the famous Haiku staircase, which many tourists know under the unofficial name 'Stairway to Heaven'. The staircase was built in 1942 during the construction work on cable laying. In the first half of the 20th century, on the island of Oahu there was a large US naval base. Originally, the staircase was completely wooden. And already in 1950 it was replaced by a metal one.
Padded along the ridge, the staircase has 3992 steps, the height difference between its first and last step is 850 meters. The last major repair of the pedestrian route took place in 2003. About 875 thousand US dollars was spent on it. The Haiku Ladder is considered a rather difficult pedestrian route, its initial section is still wooden. On some sections of the road there are no fences, and other sites are quite steep and can become a serious test of physical endurance.
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