Silverdome Roof Collapse 1985

The wooden basketball floor was heavily damaged.

Silverdome roof collapse 1985.

The teflon coated fiberglass roof of the pontiac silverdome accomplished all that in a monumental collapse last month. The 1985 repairs were necessitated by a collapse of the original 1975 roof around noon est on march 4 1985. The pontiac silverdome roof collapsed yesterday under the weight of snow accumulated during an overnight storm forcing stadium employes and three detroit lions football players to run for cover. The 1985 repairs were necessitated by a collapse of the original 1975 roof around noon est on march 4 1985.

The roof had to be restored and improved at a cost of 8 5 million. Buried under tons of icy slush and whipped past the breaking point by. The roof of the pontiac silverdome home of the detroit pistons and the detroit lions collapsed under the weight of heavy snow and ice monday. In march 1985 the famous roof of the stadium collapsed under the weight of snow after an overnight storm.

The vikings home game against the new york giants was moved to monday night in detroit after the metrodome s inflated roof collapsed in a snowstorm early sunday morning. Favre sent a text message.