Pontiac Silverdome Roof Failure

The pontiac silverdome the former home of the detroit lions remains standing despite an attempt to implode by a demolition crew.

Pontiac silverdome roof failure.

The roof of the pontiac silverdome collapsed monday under the weight of an overnight snowfall sending three detroit lions players james jones gary danielson and eric hipple scurrying for cover. The teflon coated fiberglass roof of the pontiac silverdome accomplished all that in a monumental collapse last month. It will be the first monday night game at ford field and first in michigan since the pontiac silverdome hosted one in 2001. A second partial implosion attempt of the pontiac silverdome was a success monday afternoon a full day and a half after it s original implosion date.

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. Buried under tons of icy slush and whipped past the breaking point by 35 mile. 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 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.

With a seating capacity of 82 666 it was the largest stadium in the national. No one was hurt but the roof collapse sent the league and both teams. 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.