Detail for Miller Park : Brewers

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Projected Opening - April, 2001
Seating Capacity: 43,000 approx
Size of Building: 1.2 million square feet and 25 acres
Weight of Structure: 500,000 tons or 62,500,000 16 pound bowling balls
Number of baseballs needed to fill Miller Park: 4,655,926,995
Number of sports light fixtures: 650 consuming 969,000 watts of power
Weight of Roof: 12,000 tons
Span of Roof: 600 feet covering 10.5 acres
Height of Roof on the Outside at the Peak: 240 feet
Length of handrail: 4.5 miles equalling more than 8,000 baseball bats
stretched end to end
Total Cubic Yards of Concrete: 70,000
Total Tons of Rebar: 8,500
Total Concrete Piers Drilled: 321
Total Steel Foundation Piles Driven: 1,576


Miller Park, the Milwaukee Brewers new home scheduled to open in April,
2001, will be a one-of-a-kind
ballpark for fans around the world to enjoy.


The ballpark will be the only one in North America to feature a
convertible, fan shaped roof guaranteeing that baseball will be played,
even on the most inclement of Wisconsin days.


The roof will feature



seven panels, including five that will move to
cover the fans from the weather elements. Three panels will settle
over the left field side of the ballpark, while two will sit on the
right field side, allowing for the maximum amount of sunshine on
beautiful
Wisconsin spring and summer days. Each roof panel is the equivalent of
one Bradley Center roof in downtown Milwaukee. The entire
roof will be able to close in 10 minutes.


With a creative and unique split-bowl, seating configuration, fans will
be closer to the action than they have ever been before in
Milwaukee. The four seating levels (the Field Level, the Loge Level,
the Club Level, and the Terrace Level), with approximately 43,000
seats, give fans four great options and also four front rows from which
to choose at Miller Park.


There are 70 suites at Miller Park including 20 Founders Suites located
in the Field Level seating. They will be the best suites in
baseball. There are 50 suites on the Club Level, including several
behind home plate affording



suite holders a view of Brewers action
unparalleled in Milwaukee baseball history. Miller Park will feature
approximately 43,000 seats.


The field dimensions at Miller Park, designed with the input of Hall of
Famer and Brewers legend Robin Yount, are asymmetrical. The
left field line is 342 feet; the left field power alley is 374 feet;
straight-away center field is 400 feet; the right field power alley is
378 feet;
and the right field line is 345 feet. The field will have a natural
grass playing surface.


Miller Park will offer fans upscale amenities including a Stadium Club,
an exciting theme restaurant, interactive children's areas, an
enormous and enticing novelty store, a beautiful color replay board and
full scoreboard, just to name a few. The Stadium club,
restaurant and novelty store will be open year-round as a part of the
Brewers 'Hot Corner' in the left-field area, which will give fans a
great opportunity to enjoy Miller Park.


Miller Park will also feature, 'Home To Heroes', a series of colorful
murals depicting five great industries of Wisconsin tied to the five
eras of baseball in the state, beginning with the American League
Brewers of 1901 and continuing to the current and future Brewers.
These murals will be displayed throughout Miller Park.


The Miller Park experience will extend to the parking lots as well.
Miller Park will essentially become a 'park within a park' due to the
landscaping, which will accentuate the great Wisconsin tradition of
tailgating.


Miller Park construction began in October, 1996 with the official
groundbreaking date on November 9, 1996. The ballpark is being
funded by a 0.1% sales tax in five counties including Milwaukee,
Racine, Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington counties. The Brewers
are contributing $90 million nameing rights deal with the Miller
Brewing Company.


Through the 2000 season, fans visiting County Stadium will be able to
watch Miller Park grow. Miller Park will reach a height of 330 feet
at its highest outside point and will shadow County Stadium.


Visiting media wishing to tour Miller Park should contact the Brewers
Media Relations Department prior to coming to Milwaukee.

Administration: (414) 933-4114
Individual Game Ticket Sales: (414) 933-9000 or 1-800-933-7890
Season Tickets & Group Sales: (414) 345-3000
24-hour Information Line: (414) 345-0333
T.D.D.: (414) 345-0346
Lost & Found: (414) 933-6100
- sys, 07/12/2000

Corporate Welfare at it's worst, this is one attempt at Milwaukee to overcome its never ceasing inferiority complex. - Alonzo Knife, 10/12/2000

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