Extraordinarily Large Gates Are Our Specialty at AmeriFence! Check out our Gate Website

America’s Gate Company is one of the Nation’s largest gate manufacturers.  We custom build decorative and chain link swing, cantilever, slide and overhead gates.  We specialize in the extraordinarily large gates.

 

Recently, America’s Gate Company built a 120′ opening by 10′ tall double drive swing gate for the Sioux City Airport Museum, Sioux City, Iowa.  This was no ordinary design.  A gate this size requires complicated engineering that considers not only how to support the gate as a cantilevered load but also the impacts of wind loading, over torqueing resulting in twisting, and fabrication related issues resulting in bowing.   At America’s Gate Company, we must also consider the installation.   We must properly engineer the gate footing, foundational issues and gate post selection.  The gate must be designed that it can be installed without considerable on-site engineering and provide for future adjustments. 

In the photo, you will see the first gate leaf being tested under a considerable load in our fabrication facility.  All of our extraordinarily large gates are fully assembled, shop tested and adjusted prior to shipping.  In our first test of this gate, it performed flawlessly as the gate hung true and level.  Look closely in the photo and you will note that the gate is actually a pie shape.  This unique shape is America’s Gate Company’s own design.   By adding a three dimensional quality to the gate, we overcome wind loading and twisting issues under load.  This unusual design also allows for a second set of diagonal support cables that support the cantilevered load of the gate.

America’s Gate Company only uses pre-engineered and tested hinges and hardware.  This large gate uses 3000 pound rated barrel hinges.  We modified these hinges to better support the gate in the full open position by providing additional gusset supports on the sides of each barrel.

America’s Gate Company provides proven gate designs in CAD and PDF, and a full set of gate specifications on our website for your use.  We take the guessing out of gates.  Visit our website at www.americasgatecompany.com.