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Heinz Field Stadium Info
| 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 | |
| Restroom Facilities (Including Club): | 24 women's, 24 men's and 8 family. Fixtures include 487 lavatories, 835 water closets and 204 urinals. |
| Concessions | |
| Concession Stands: | 47 concession locations |
| Retail Stores: | 7 team stores |
| Novelty Stands: | 15 novelty locations |
| 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 Tranportation | |
| Elevators: | 7 passenger elevators 2 freight elevators |
| Escalators: | 5 |
| Pedestrian Ramps: | 4 |
| First Aid | Minimum 1 on each level |
| Audio/Video | |
| Television Sets: | 400 televisions linked to main scoreboard to automatically display special notifications about the game in progress. |
| Video Walls: | 2 |
| Scoreboard Video |
48 feet x 27 feet minimum |
| 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 |
| 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 Industries ) |
| Number of Doors: | 1100 |
| Miles of Railings: | 7 miles |
| Drainage, Irrigation and Heating Pipes Under the Field: | 1.85 miles |