United States · ADA · Illustrated standards guidance
Entrances, doors and gates: approach clearances
Doorway clear widths, maneuvering spaces, thresholds and hardware, illustrated for different approach directions.
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- U.S. Access Board
- Edition
- Access Board guide to the 2010 ADA standards
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Chapter 4: Accessible Routes Entrances, Doors, and Gates
Clear With [§404.2.3]
The clear width is measured from the stop to
the face of doors or gates open 90⁰ (or to
the leading edge of sliding or folding doors.
No projection into the clear width is
permitted below 34.”
Clear Width and Vertical Clearance of Doors and Gates [§404.2.3]
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