 Heinz
Field
Pittsburgh, PA
On the banks of the Allegheny River
across from the downtown the expansive and scenic Pittsburgh skyline sits Heinz Field, one
of the best stadiums in the NFL. From 1970 until 2000, the Steelers
played at Three Rivers Stadium, a multipurpose facility they
shared with baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates. Like many other teams
in the 1990s the Steelers began to look towards the future, and
desired a bigger and better stadium. Initially owner of the Steelers, Dan Rooney,
wanted to renovate Three Rivers Stadium to become a football only
facility. After studies showed that renovating the stadium would
be just as costly as building a new one, the Steelers shifted
their focus to getting a new stadium built. In 1997 financing was
approved to build new stadiums for both the Steelers and Pirates.
Construction began on June 18, 1999, on a site directly adjacent to
Three Rivers Stadium. As part of a 20 year
partnership with the Heinz Company, the Steelers new stadium was
named Heinz Field.
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