List of cobblestone streets

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File:Cleaning the cobbles at Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán (8263583297).jpg
Cleaning a cobblestone street in Oaxaca. Cobblestones are natural stones, irregular in shape and size.
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A sett block, sometimes mistakenly referred to as a cobble, but distinguished by being quarried & carved rather than naturally occurring, and being of regular size and rectangular shape.

A cobbled street or cobblestone road, is a street or road paved with cobblestones.

There are many historic streets that are cobbled. In the United States, several of these are recognized in the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

The following is a list of streets and roads which are famed or notable for being paved with cobbles (natural stone), setts (cut stone), artificial pavers (i.e. concrete or brick), or similar masonry works (natural, cut, or artificial).

Street Image Map Status Coordinates Location Description
Belgium
Muur van Geraardsbergen built Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. Geraardsbergen, Flanders, Belgium Frequently used in the Tour of Flanders bicycle race.
Haaghoek File:Sint-Kornelis-Horebeke - Haaghoek 2.jpg built Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. Horebeke and Brakel, Belgium 1700 m of well-maintained cobbles. First half descending, second part slightly rising.
Oude Kwaremont built Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. Kluisbergen, Flanders, Belgium Uphill road. The upper 1600 m are paved with cobblestones. The first 500 m of cobbled section is the steepest and narrowest part of the climb with a very uneven cobbled surface. The final kilometer the gradient levels out from 11% to 2%.
Paddestraat built Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. Zottegem, Belgium 2400 m of well-maintained cobbles. First 900 m slightly rising, second part almost flat.
Steenbeekdries built Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. Maarkedal, East Flanders, Belgium Frequently used in bicycle races such as the Tour of Flanders, Dwars door Vlaanderen, Tour of Flanders for Women.
France
Carrefour de l'Arbre File:Carrefour de l'Arbre.PNG built Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. Nord, France Frequently used as part of the Paris–Roubaix cycle race, which gives it a 5-star difficulty rating.[NB 1]
Trouée d'Arenberg File:Trouée d'Arenberg.png built Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. Wallers, Nord, France Frequently used as part of the Paris–Roubaix cycle race, which gives it a 5-star difficulty rating.[NB 1]
United States
Block 35 Cobblestone Alley built
NRHP-listed
Little Rock, Arkansas
Cobblestone Path File:Cobblestone Path 2.JPG 1785 built
1989 NRHP-listed
Bardstown, Kentucky
Cobblestone Street built
NRHP-listed
Boonville, Missouri

In India

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Church Street in Bangalore, and several streets in the historic French 'White Town' in Pondicherry are examples of cobblestone paved streets.[2][3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Paris–Roubaix difficulty 1-5 stars, with 0 being no cobbles, 1 being easiest, 5 being hardest

References

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See also

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