Crawlerway to the Pad

      The road from the VAB to the Launch pad was specially constructed to handle the tremendous weight of the Crawler-Transporter moving the Mobile Launch Platform and orbiter stack.

      Crawlerway Statistics

      • Length from VAB to Pad LC-39A - 5,535 meters (18,159 ft)
      • Length from VAB to Pad LC-39B - 6,828 meters (22,440 ft)
      • Width: Overall 40 meters (130ft).
          Each lane is 12 meters (40ft) with a 15 meter (50ft) median.
      • Depth: Average depth is 2 meters (7ft)
          0.8 meters (2.5 ft) hydraulic fill, 0.9 meter (3ft) graded limestone, 0.3 meters (1 ft) selected fill, asphalt sealer; 10.16-20.32 cm (4-8 in) of river rock on top to reduce surface friction.

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      Last Updated Wed Oct 6 19:01:52 EDT 1993
      Jim Dumoulin (Redacted)