Burlington, Iowa - Snake Alley

Burlington, Iowa - Snake Alley

A combatant in the World's Crookedest Street battle, and in an unexpected place. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

Burlington, Iowa - Snake Alley - Cruel Driving Instructor

I remember Snake Alley in Burlington, Iowa because as a student living in Winfield, Iowa we drove down it during driver's ed training. You could only drive downhill, as it is or at least was a one way street. [Ted Blakeley, 05/26/2009]

Burlington, Iowa - Snake Alley

It is true that Snake Alley is closed to vehicular traffic, but only seasonally or for special events such as the Snake Alley Art Fair and the Snake Alley Criterium. Seasonally, Snake Alley is closed from roughly November through April to vehicles. As proof that it is open to vehiclular traffic I drove it just yesterday. [Kurt, 05/10/2007]

Burlington, Iowa - Snake Alley - World's Crookedest Street

Snake Alley is the World's Crookedest Street -- its curves are sharper than SF's Lombard street, allegedly confirmed by Ripley's Believe It Or Not. At any rate, the town sponsors a world class Criterium every year and has an art fair located on it every Father's Day. And the town is nice too! Very historic, Burlington was originally the state capitol of Iowa. Crapo Park (pronounced Cray-poh) is an interesting Arbetorium. Black Hawk Springs is located in Crapo, and was allegedly used by Black Hawk and his people. [Julie Spotted Eagle Horse Cooper, 07/11/2005]