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Guidelines for Making Pedestrian Crossing Structures Accessible

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    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
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  • Publication/ Report Number:
    FHWA-IP-84-006
  • Resource Type:
    Tech Report
  • Geographical Coverage:
    United States
  • Corporate Publisher:
    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
  • Abstract:
    In designing and locating pedestrian over and undercrossing structures, accessibility for handicapped persons is an important consideration. Features needed to provide accessibility should be incorporated into the structures unless it is shown that it is impractical to do so. Even when full accessibility is not provided, as many of the handicapped population as possible should be accommodated on the pedestrian structure. The types of features used commonly on over-and-undercrossing structures are determined by the needs of two major groups of handicapped users-those who use wheelchairs and those who are visually impaired. This latter group can be divided into those with limited vision and those who cannot see at all. Completed research provides an indication of the accessibility requirements of handicapped persons who use wheelchairs or are visually impaired. The maximum ramp grades and distances between resting places needed by persons in wheelchairs are provided. Design requirements necessary to accommodate both persons with limited vision and those who cannot see at all are detailed. The necessity off considering the pedestrian overpass or underpass as a part of a broader network of accessible routed is outlined.
  • Content Notes:
    Implementation Manual
  • Format:
    PDF
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    urn:sha-512:3eb4a5b1c715579dc054eec5931957ffd51996f76e17e2d5f36a5b462dfea2b2e9b9ad6faf8919d28873e7b6d69fd4b54eb30e50596195871f17f91ec805dcad
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