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Nesc table 232-1/vertical clearance of wires – CommScope Drop Cable User Manual

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NESC Table 232-1/Vertical Clearance of Wires

This chart shows the clearances required for a coaxial cable, isolated communication conductors and cable, mes-

sengers and surge-protected wire meeting NESC Rule 230C1, depending on the type of surface it is above. For a

complete listing, please contact the NESC at the address on page 3.4:

Surface

Minimum Distance

feet (meters)

Railroad tracks

(except electrified railroads using overhead trolley conductors)

23.5 (7.2)

Roads, streets, and other areas subject to truck traffic

15.5 (4.7)

Driveways, parking lots and alleys

15.5 (4.7)

Other land traversed by vehicles,

such as cultivated, grazing, forest, orchard, etc.

15.5 (4.7)

Spaces and ways subject to pedestrians or restricted traffic only

9.5 (2.9)

Water areas not suitable for sailboating or where sailboating is prohibited

14.0 (4.0)

Water areas suitable for sailboating with an unobstructed surface area of:

Less than 20 acres

17.5 (5.3)

Over 20 to 200 acres

25.5 (7.8)

Over 200 to 2000 acres

31.5 (9.6)

Over 2000 acres

37.5 (11.4)

Land adjoining water areas posted for rigging or launching sailboats

with an unobstructed surface area of:

Less than 20 acres

22.5 (6.8)

Over 20 to 200 acres

30.5 (9.3)

Over 200 to 2000 acres

36.5 (11.1)

Over 2000 acres

42.5 (12.9)

Appendix 13.5

Wire Clearance