Minnesota Vikings Old Stadium Roof Collapse

Metropolitan stadium often referred to as the met met stadium or now the old met to distinguish from the metrodome was a sports stadium that once stood in bloomington minnesota just outside minneapolis and st.

Minnesota vikings old stadium roof collapse.

The minnesota twins and the minnesota vikings then played at the met from. The concrete ring beam was brought down by controlled explosive charges on sunday. Minneapolis the minnesota vikings and new york giants will play on monday night in detroit after the metrodome s inflated roof collapsed in a snowstorm. The final collapse of the metrodome came in 2014 when it was demolished.

Paul the minneapolis millers minor league baseball team played at met stadium from 1956 to 1960. The game will kickoff at 7 20 on monday. Humphrey metrodome commonly called the metrodome was a domed sports stadium located in downtown minneapolis minnesota it opened in 1982 as a replacement for metropolitan stadium the former home of the national football league s nfl minnesota vikings and major league baseball s mlb minnesota twins and memorial stadium the former home of the minnesota golden gophers. Damage from the largest april snowstorm in minneapolis s history to that point causes the metrodome roof to collapse.

Demolition of the metrodome stadium in minneapolis is continuing. The mntwins had already postponed their game against the angels. The first collapse of the teflon and fiberglass fabric dome roof at the. The snow caused the roof to collapse and it was all caught on tape.

The vikings had to play their final home game of the season at the detroit lions home stadium of ford field. The spring storm dumped over 13 inches of snow on the twin cities. The demolition will make way for a new. Bank stadium community.

Metrodome roof collapses.