gained a reputation locally, regionally, and nationally as a
terrific setting for Baseball, and a great place for Baseball
Fans. Sweeping views of the downtown Seattle skyline and
breathtaking sunsets over Puget Sound combined with
excellent views of game action from all angles to give fans at
SAFECO FIELD experiences unequalled in Major League
Baseball." --www.seattlemariners.com
ABOUT THE STADIUM
SEATS: 47,116
CENTER FIELD DIMENSIONS: 405
FEET
LEFT FIELD: 331 FEET
RIGHT FIELD: 327 FEET
constructed steel fabricated in
Belgium. It resembles a sandwich with
three inch thick corrugated steel on
the bottom.
ROOF AREA: 8.9 acres. The entire
ballpark is 19.6 acres.
ROOF WEIGHT: 11,000 tons That's
enough steel to build a 55 story
skyscraper!
HEIGHT: 275 feet at it's highest truss
About the height of the old Kingdome.
WIND TOLERANCE: The roof can
withstand winds up to 70 mph.
December 1997-Roof Track supports
complete
May 1998-Roof Track complete
August 1998-Main concourse concrete,
upper bowl structural steel complete
February 1999-Seating installation
complete
April 1999-Playing field complete
June 1999-Roof complete and
operational
July 1999-Stadium complete!
