Shortest Street in the World, Ebenezer Place Scotland Ebenezer Place, in Wick, Caithness , Scotland , is credited by the Guinness Book of Records as being the world's shortest street at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in). In 2006 it surpassed the previous record (5.2 m, 17 ft) set by Elgin Street , Bacup, Lancashire . The street has only one address: the front door of No. 1 Bistro, which is part of Mackays Hotel. read more after the break..... The street originated in 1883, when Ebenezer Place was constructed; the owner of the building, a hotel at the time, was instructed to paint a name on the shortest side of the hotel. It was officially declared a street in 1887. The Narrowest Street in the World (Spreuerhofstrae) “ Germany Spreuerhofstrae is the world's narrowest street, found in the city of Reutlingen, Baden-W¼rttemberg , Germany . It ranges from 31 centimeters (12.2 in) at its narrowest to 50 centimeters (19.7 in) at its widest. The lane was built in 1727 during the reconstruction effort...