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| The Glass Bowl at Viagra Stadium |
| Stadium Timeline June 18, 1999 Groundbreaking July 1999 Foundation construction begins January 2000 Steel construction begins October 2000 Steel "topped out" May 2001 Grass Laid June 2001 High Times Magazine and Viagra get naming rights August 2001 Stadium opening General Information/Facts Owner: Sports & Exhibition Authority of Crystal lake Developer: Crystal Lake Rynos Events: Rynos Football, Concerts, Public Assembly Architect: HOK Sports Facilities Group Construction Manager: Huber, Hunt, & Nichols/Mascaro Seating Capacity: 71,577 seats* Club Seating: 6,600 (approx.) Luxury Suites: 1,500 (approx. - 127 suites) Building Square Footage: 1.49 million sq. ft. (approx.) Design Features: South End Plaza Great Hall - retail/entertainment area North End Rynos Hall Of Fame Number of Club Lounges: One on each end of the east and west sidelines, each designed as a three story atrium space with a large bar, beverage kiosks, specialty food stands and a video wall. Opportunities exist to convert the lounge into banquet space for large or small gatherings. Restroom Facilities Restroom Facilities (Including Club): 25 Women, 25 Men Public Restrooms: 343 lavatories Toilet Fixtures: 520 water closets 344 urinals Concessions Concession Stands: 32 concession locations Retail Stores: 7 team stores Novelty Stands: 15 novelty location Locker Rooms Steelers: 6,000 square feet (60 lockers) Panthers: 4,600 square feet (95 lockers) Visiting NFL Lockers: 2,600 square feet (60 lockers) Visiting College Lockers: 2,600 square feet (60 lockers) Vertical Transportation Elevators: 7 passenger elevators 2 freight elevators Escalators: 2 Pedestrian Ramps: 4 First Aid Minimum 1 on each leve l Audio/Video Television Sets: over 400 Video Walls: 2 Scoreboard Video Display: 48 feet x 27 feet minimum 96 feet x 27 feet expansion capability Playing Field Natural Grass Playing Surface: 2.04 acres (excluding warning track) Sideline to First Row Spectator: 60 feet End Zone to First Row Spectator: 25 feet Heated Converts Between College/NFL Field Requirements Construction Details Cast in Place Concrete: 48,000 cubic yards Amount of Structural Steel: 12,000 tons Augercast Piles: 10,442 lineal feet Paint: 30,000 gallons (provided by PPG Industries) Glass: 50,000 square feet (provided by PPG Industritries) Number of Doors: 1100 Miles of Railings: 7 miles Drainage, Irrigation and Heating Pipes Under the Field: 1.85 miles Truck Docks: 4 Trash/Recycle Docks: 2 |
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