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An advantage of alternating tread stairs is that people can descend while facing forward, in the direction of travel. The only other alternative in such short spaces would be a ladder, which requires a backward-facing descent. Alternating tread stairs may not be safe for small children, the elderly, or the physically challenged.
The article itself describes ladders as an alternative to stairs, in the alternating stair section, also in terms of building codes, implying they are not the same. BrightVamp 16:22, 9 November 2023 (UTC) From what I can see, the article agrees with you that ladders are alternatives to stairs rather than types of stairs.
A stair tread is the horizontal portion of a set of stairs on which a person walks. The tread can be composed of wood, metal, plastic, or other materials. In residential settings, treads can be covered in carpeting. Stair treads can come in non-slip varieties, particularly in commercial or industrial locations. [1]
The Pelican Stairs next to the Prospect of Whitby pub in Wapping. Watermen's stairs were semipermanent structures that formed part of a complex transport network of public stairs, causeways and alleys in use from the 14th century to access the waters of the tidal River Thames in England.
The Whitby 199 steps (also known as The Church Stairs and Jacob's Ladder), is a grade I listed structure between the Old Town and St Mary's Church, in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. The 199 steps have been recorded since at least 1370, and until the 1770s, were made of wood.
England: N/A: N/A: Will cover the entire coast of England and will be the longest managed and waymarked coastal path in the world. [11] Glyndŵr's Way: 135 217: Powys, mid Wales: Knighton: Welshpool: Runs in an extended loop. Hadrian's Wall Path: 84 135: England: Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, Cumbria: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear: Bowness-on-Solway ...
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