Ravens Stadium
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| Former names | Ravens Stadium at Camden Yards (1998–1999) PSINet Stadium (1999–2002) Ravens Stadium (2002–2003) |
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| Address | 1101 Russell Street |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39°16′41″N 76°37′22″W / 39.27806°N 76.62278°WCoordinates: 39°16′41″N 76°37′22″W / 39.27806°N 76.62278°W |
| Public transit | Hamburg Street |
| Owner | Maryland Stadium Authority |
| Operator | Baltimore Ravens |
| Capacity | 71,008 (2007–present) 70,107 (2005–2006) 69,084 (1999–2004) 68,400 (1998) |
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GN-1 Bermuda Grass (1998–2002) Shaw Sports Turf Momentum (2003–2009) Shaw Sports Turf Momentum 51 (2010–2015) Tifway 419 Bermuda Grass (2016–present) |
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| Broke ground | July 23, 1996 |
| Opened | September 6, 1998 |
| Construction cost | US$220 million ($323 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Populous (company) |
| Project manager | Getz Ventures |
| Structural engineer | Bliss and Nyitray, Inc. |
| Services engineer | RMF Engineering, Inc. |
| General contractor | The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company |
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Baltimore Ravens (NFL) (1998–present) Baltimore Bayhawks (MLL) (2002) |
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M&T Bank Stadium is a multi-purpose football stadium located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the home of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. The stadium is immediately adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the home of the Baltimore Orioles. Often referred to as "Ravens Stadium", M&T Bank Stadium officially opened in 1998, and is currently one of the most praised stadiums in the NFL for fan amenities, ease of access, concessions and other facilities. The stadium was originally known as Ravens Stadium at Camden Yards, until PSINet acquired the naming rights in 1999, naming it PSINet Stadium. It then reverted to Ravens Stadium in 2002 when PSINet filed for bankruptcy.
Served by the Hamburg Street station of the Baltimore Light Rail, the stadium originally featured a natural grass surface. However, an artificial surface, Sportexe Momentum Turf, was installed for the 2003 season, which in turn was replaced by a new-generation Sportexe Momentum 51 in 2010. On December 4, 2015 the Ravens announced that in 2016 the team will go back to natural grass playing surface at M&T Bank Stadium, in which it had not been used since 2002.Lloyd Civil & Sports Engineering provided engineering design and construction oversight in both the 2003 and 2016 field conversions. The listed capacity for M&T Bank Stadium is 71,008.
Ground was broken for the new stadium in mid-1996, shortly after the arrival of the Ravens. The team played its first two years at Memorial Stadium. Although there was some sentiment from Baltimore residents in having the Ravens stay there permanently, it was deemed too old to host an NFL team. (The Orioles moved away from Memorial Stadium after the 1991 season.)
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