Football Stadium Roof Collapse Minnesota

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

Football stadium roof collapse minnesota.

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. Property of the nfl and fox. That is until 2010. The roof which was made of fiberglass and fabric was supported by air pressure.

Snow caused the metrodome s roof to collapse just before the vikings game. That roof was held up mostly by air. On december 12 2010 the much maligned metrodome finally gave out. It collapsed four times in the 1980s and had to be re inflated despite being built in the same decade.

The metrodome s roof went more than 20 years after without any issues. 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. Bank stadium in 2016. On january 18 2014 the metrodome roof was deflated signaling the beginning of demolition work.

Snow causes metrodome roof collapse the new york giants and the minnesota vikings were scheduled to play sunday afternoon and the collapse has obviously delayed the game. The game originally scheduled for minneapolis sunday was canceled when the roof of the metrodome collapsed. The giants landed in the motor city sunday to play the minnesota vikings monday night.