Football Stadium Roof Collapse Minnesota

One thing the new roof won t do according to everyone.

Football stadium roof collapse minnesota.

After nearly a foot and a half of snow accumulated on top of the home of the nfl s minnesota vikings the roof caved in. On january 18 2014 the metrodome roof was deflated signaling the beginning of demolition work. The stadium had grown old by that year. The giants landed in the motor city sunday to play the minnesota vikings monday night.

The roof which was made of fiberglass and fabric was supported by air pressure. Metrodome roof collapses cameras capture the metrodome roof caving in from too much snow during a blizzard in minneapolis minn. It collapsed four times in the 1980s and had to be re inflated despite being built in the same decade. The game originally scheduled for minneapolis sunday was canceled when the roof of the metrodome collapsed.

On december 12 2010 the much maligned metrodome finally gave out. The metrodome s roof went more than 20 years after without any issues. Snow caused the metrodome s roof to collapse just before the vikings game. That roof was held up mostly by air.

Property of the nfl and fox. The vikings played at the university of minnesota s tcf bank stadium for the 2014 and 2015 nfl seasons ahead of the planned opening of u s. That is until 2010.