| Stadium Timeline |
|
June 18, 1999 |
Groundbreaking |
| July 1999 |
Foundation construction
begins |
| January 2000 |
Steel construction begins |
| October 2000 |
Steel "topped out" |
| May 2001 |
Turf
installed |
| June 2001 |
Heinz gets naming rights |
| August 25, 2001 |
Stadium opening |
| October 7, 2001 |
Steelers Home Opener vs. Cincinnati Bengals |
| General Information/Facts |
| Owner: |
Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny
County |
| Developer: |
Pittsburgh Steelers
|
| Events: |
Pittsburgh Steelers Football
University of Pittsburgh Football
Concerts
Public Assembly
|
| Architect: |
HOK Sports
|
| Construction Manager:
|
Hunt Construction
Group/Mascaro (A Joint Venture) |
| Seating Capacity: |
65,050 seats |
| Club Seating: |
7,300(approx.) |
| Luxury Suites: |
1,544 (129 suites)
|
| Building Square
Footage: |
1.49 million sq. ft.
(approx.) |
| Design Features: |
South End Plaza
Great
Hall - retail/entertainment area
Horseshoe shaped stadium with
south end open and on axis with Point State Park |
| Number of Club
Lounges: |
One on each end of the east
and west sidelines, as well as North end zone. The sideline ones are 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
(Including Club): |
24
women's, 24 men's and 8 family. Fixtures include 487 lavatories, 835 water
closets and 204 urinals. |
| Concession Stands: |
47 concession
locations |
| Retail Stores: |
7 team stores |
| Novelty Stands: |
15 novelty locations
|
| 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) |
| Elevators: |
7 passenger elevators
2 freight elevators |
| Escalators: |
5 |
| Pedestrian Ramps: |
4 |
| First Aid |
Minimum 1 on each
level |
| Television Sets: |
400
televisions linked to main scoreboard to automatically display special
notifications about the game in progress. |
| Video Walls: |
2 |
| Scoreboard Video Display:
|
48 feet x 27 feet minimum
96 feet x
27 feet expansion capability |
| 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 |
| 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
Industries ) |
| Number of Doors: |
1100 |
| Miles of Railings: |
7 miles |
| Drainage, Irrigation and
Heating Pipes Under the Field: |
1.85
miles |
