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