Crawlerway
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| Crawlerway | |
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| (U.S. National Register of Historic Places) | |
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| Location: | Brevard County, Florida  United States |
| Nearest city: | Merritt Island |
| Built/Founded: | 1964 |
| Added to NRHP: | January 21, 2000 |
| Reference #: | 99001641 |
The Crawlerway is a 100 foot-wide (30 m) double pathway at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The pathway is designed to support the weight of the Space Shuttle and the Crawler-Transporter as the shuttle is moved to the launchpad. A seven foot bed of crushed stone lies beneath a layer of asphalt and a rock surface. The Crawlerway was originally used to transport Saturn V rockets during the Apollo Program.
The Crawlerway runs between the Vehicle Assembly Building and the two launchpads at Launch Complex 39 and has a length of 3.5 miles (5.6 km).
[edit] References
- Florida, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, 2004, pg 186
- Brevard County listings at the National Register of Historic Places
[edit] Gallery
 Up close photo of the crawlerway after STS-114 left the VAB for the pad. |
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