Heinz Field (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

USA / Pennsylvania / Pittsburgh / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / Art Rooney Avenue, 100
 stadium, US National Football League - NFL, american football stadium
Home of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League and the University of Pittsburgh Panthers college football team. It was built with a mixture of private and public funds to replace Three Rivers Stadium. Three Rivers was also the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates professional baseball team; they moved into nearby PNC Park before Three Rivers was demolished. One purpose of building the new facilities was to provide each team with a dedicated building rather than a single shared-use stadium. Heinz Field and PNC Park were built opposite each other across the Three Rivers site, which is now a parking lot serving both stadiums.

The stadium's naming rights were acquired by the H. J. Heinz Company for $57 million, partially in a nod to the "57 varieties" claimed on its ketchup bottles. The main scoreboard at the south end of the stadium is flanked by neon red Heinz ketchup bottles, which rotate and appear to pour out ketchup when the Steelers enter the red zone during games.

100 Art Rooney Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Seating Capacity: 64,450 seats
Club Seating: 6,600 (approx.)
Luxury Suites: 1,500 (approx. - 127 suites)
Groundbreaking - June 18, 1999
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Field
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Coordinates:   40°26'48"N   80°0'57"W

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  • Home of the 6 Time Super Bowl Champions !!!!!!
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