U.S. Bank Stadium
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US Bank Stadium from the west
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| Address | 401 Chicago Avenue |
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| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44°58′26″N 93°15′29″W / 44.97389°N 93.25806°WCoordinates: 44°58′26″N 93°15′29″W / 44.97389°N 93.25806°W |
| Public transit | U.S. Bank Stadium station |
| Owner | Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority |
| Operator | SMG |
| Executive suites | 131 |
| Capacity | 66,665 (expandable to 70,000) |
| Surface | UBU Speed Series S5-M |
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| Broke ground | December 3, 2013 |
| Opened | July 22, 2016 |
| Construction cost | $1.129 billion |
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HKS, Inc. Vikings Stadium Consortium (Studio Hive, Studio Five & Lawal Scott Erickson Architects Inc.) |
| Project manager | Hammes Company |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | Mortenson Construction |
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Minnesota Vikings (NFL) (2016–present) Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball (NCAA) (part-time) (2017–) (planned) |
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U.S. Bank Stadium is a fixed-roof stadium located in the Downtown East section of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, on the former site of Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. U.S. Bank Stadium serves as the home of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) and the Minnesota Golden Gophers Baseball Team (NCAA). The Vikings played at the Metrodome from 1982 until its closure in 2013 and before that at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota from 1961 to 1981. During the 2014 and 2015 seasons, the Vikings played at TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota while the new stadium was being built. On June 17, 2016, U.S. Bank Stadium was deemed substantially complete by contractor Mortenson Construction. The stadium was substantially completed six weeks before the ribbon-cutting ceremony and official grand opening, which was held on July 22, 2016. Authority to use and occupy the stadium was handed over to the Vikings and the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority. The Vikings played the first regular-season game at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 18, 2016, against the Green Bay Packers on NBC Sunday Night Football.
It is the first fixed-roof stadium built in the NFL since Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions, opened in 2002. As of March 2015, the overall budget was estimated to be $1.061 billion, of which $348 million is coming from the state of Minnesota, $150 million from the city of Minneapolis, and $551 million from the team and private contributions. U.S. Bank Stadium is scheduled to host Super Bowl LII on February 4, 2018, the 2019 NCAA Final Four, and the ESPN X Games in 2017 and 2018. On June 15, 2015, the Vikings announced that U.S. Bank had acquired the naming rights to the stadium. The naming deal is worth $220 million over 25 years.
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