Pontiac Silverdome Roof Failure

The teflon coated fiberglass roof of the pontiac silverdome accomplished all that in a monumental collapse last month.

Pontiac silverdome roof failure.

The pontiac silverdome which once played host to a elvis presley the superbowl and the fifa world cup stands neglected and crumbling a melancholy symbol of detroit s urban decay. No one was hurt but the roof collapse sent the league and both teams. It will be the first monday night game at ford field and first in michigan since the pontiac silverdome hosted one in 2001. When the stadium opened it featured a fiberglass fabric roof held up by air pressure the first use of the architectural technique in a major athletic facility.

The roof of the pontiac silverdome home of the detroit pistons and the detroit lions collapsed under the weight of heavy snow and ice monday. Buried under tons of icy slush and whipped past the breaking point by 35 mile. A lions spokeswoman said several. Silverdome implosion in detroit michigan.

The pontiac silverdome roof collapsed yesterday under the weight of snow accumulated during an overnight storm forcing stadium employes and three detroit lions football players to run for cover. With a seating capacity of 82 666 it was the largest stadium in the national. The pontiac silverdome also known as simply the silverdome was a stadium in pontiac michigan it opened in 1975 and sat on 199 acres 51 ha of land.