Floor & Freight Elevator Load Ratings For Moscone North, South & West
Moscone North & South
• Halls ABCDEF: 125 PSF
• Freight Ramps: Highway Standard 20
• Loading Docks (all): 250 PSF
• South Lower Lobby/Rooms 1&2: 300 PSF except over trench plates
• South & North Lobbies (street level): 100 PSF
• South Level 2: 100 PSF*
• South Level 3: 100 PSF*
Maximum weight of wheeled equipment on South Levels 2 & 3
• Maximum weight of wheeled equipment: 6,000 lbs.
• Maximum point load at any wheel: 3,000 lbs.
• Minimum spacing between wheels on an axle: 15”
When maximum load is being used, no significant additional load within a 10’x10’ zone centered on equipment.
Moscone South terrace requirements
•Terraces: 100 PSF
Only single man lifts are allowed on terraces.
All machinery or large equipment movement on terraces require:
•Flooring underneath to distribute the weight evenly.
• Written approval by The Moscone Center's management.
Moscone North & South Freight Elevators
• South Freight Elevators 1 & 2: 9’10”Hx11’8”Wx27’3”L; 20,000 pounds
• Alley 3 Freight Elevator: 9’6”H,7’7”Wx11’10”L; 5,000 pounds
• Esplanade/Folsom Street Freight Elevator: 9’6”Hx7’Wx20’1”L; 20,000
pounds
• Lower Mezzanine Freight Elevator: 9’6”Hx7’Wx11’10”L; 5,000 pounds
Moscone West
• Levels 1, 2, & 3: 125 PSF
• Freight Ramps: Highway Standard 20
• Loading Dock: Unlimited load rating
Moscone West Freight Elevators
• Elevator 3: 10’H x 9’W x 19’L; 20,000 pounds
• Elevator 4: 10’H x 11’W x 29’L; 30,000 pounds
• Elevators 7 & 8: 10’H x 9’W x 19’L; 20,000 pounds