Yes. At the one end of the 15’ hall it makes a turn and opens up into a wider hall space that leads into the bonus room.
That is the area I spoke of where I have a wall receptacle. It’s about 30” “down the hall” that leads to the bonus room.
Floor receptacle
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That is the area I spoke of where I have a wall receptacle. It’s about 30” “down the hall” that leads to the bonus room.
wwhitney
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The NEC does not have a definition of "hallway," nor any language stating a hallway has to be straight. So maybe you can argue that the areas together make one L-shaped hallway.
210.52(H) specifies that the length of a hallway is the "length along the centerline of the hallway without passing through a doorway." If you can walk along both segments of the hall without passing through a doorway, that language would suggest it's a single hallway.
Of course, "doorway" is also not defined, but it seems to me it should be an opening with a door, as opposed to any cased opening.
Cheers, Wayne
James L
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- Electrician
Do you, by chance, have a smoke detector under that catwalk? Power source 
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- Journeyman Electrician
I was think that as well. Even a T shaped hallway can be considered a single hallway with only one receptacle being required.
Only power source under the catwalk is switched recessed lighting.Do you, by chance, have a smoke detector under that catwalk? Power source
James L
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- Kansas Cty, Mo, USA
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- Electrician
Unconventional approach I've used....
Tie the power through hot to the can lights
Add a switch in the ceiling at each light
Use Caseta dimmer at each can
Pair as many remotes as you need for switches
Now there's constant power at each can light
Add floor recep in same bay as a light
Might cost a couple hundred bucks, but then you don't have to tear anything up to add wires
Fred B
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- Electrician
Generally accepted architecturally this sounds like a bridge not a hallway. A bridge has no requirement for a receptacle unlike a hallway. What does the AHJ approved designs call it? A picture of the space would also be good.
It’s a residential build. There’s a print of the house but it doesn’t name this cross over area in any specific way.
The municipality approved the build per the design.
hillbilly1
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I had a similar situation where the inspector held up the final because he wanted a receptacle on the catwalk. Problem was, it was an exposed beam walkway with a solid 2x floor. I imagine the builder took it out and repaired the floor after the final.