Bowling Lane Gutter Width

Lane surface the surface must be free of all continuous grooves.

Bowling lane gutter width.

The lane surface must also have a lengthwise tilt tolerance of 40 1000. The surface of the lane must be free of contiguous grooves or ridges 40 1000 tolerance for crosswise tilt crowns and depressions. Lane width the lane shall be between 41 and 42 inches in width. The lane is 41 1 2 in width.

The gutter width is 9 1 4 in width. Each gutter is a full 9 1 4 in width fitting a bowling ball in them with a little extra wiggle room. The lane plus the gutters shall not be less than 60 inches nor more than 60 1 4 inches wide. For four lane projects the minimum width required is 22 8.

Bowling lane minimum widths the diagrams shown in the pdf depict measurements required for a pair of lanes requires 11 6. The bowling lane is 39 boards wide totaling 41 5 inches making each board 1 06 inches in width. On the left and right side of the lane are two gutters which sit lowered from the lane surface by 1 7 8. The width is measured from gutter tip to gutter tip while the length starts at the foul line and ends at the head pin.

The combined width of the lane plus gutters should not be less than 60 in or more than 60 1 4 in. The lane is made of tongue and grooved bed stock typically laid on edge or made of a synthetic material giving the appearance of boards sitting on their edges. The center of the head pin spot is 60 feet plus or minus 1 2 to the foul line. A maximum 40 1000th inch will be permitted in levelness and depth depression.

For single lane configurations you ll need a minimum width of 6 9.