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Top 10 U.S. stairways (updated 9/20/2011): 

 

1. Murphy Ranch East Stairway, Los Angeles, CA, 512 stairs 

2. Gil's Stairs, Hood River, OR, 413 stairs 

3. 56th Street Steps, Pittsburgh, PA, 394 stairs 

4. Howe Stairway, Seattle, WA, 388 stairs 

5. Filbert East Stairway, San Francisco, CA 383 stairs 

6. Ray Avenue Steps, Pittsburgh, PA, 378 stairs 

7. Baldwin Hills Stairway, Culver City, CA, 375 stairs 

8. Baker East Sidewalk Stairway, San Francisco, CA, 372 stairs 

9. Jones East Sidewalk Stairway, San Francisco, CA, 368 stairs 

10. Thistle Stairway, Seattle, WA, 367 stairs 

 

U.S. cities with the largest number of documented major stairways: 

 

1. Pittsburgh, PA (117) 

2. Los Angeles, CA (89) 

3. Seattle, WA (83) 

4. San Francisco, CA (79) 

 

 

Longest stairway (most number of stairs) by state or province: 

 

California: San Francisco  Filbert East Stairway: 383 stairs	Oregon: Hood River  Gil’s Stairs: 413 stairs
Washington: Seattle  Howe Stairway: 388 stairs	British Columbia: North Vancouver  Grouse Grind: 2830 stairs

 

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