The Louisiana Superdome...

The New Orleans Bowl will kick off in about 7 hours as the Blue Raiders face off against Southern Mississippi in the Superdome live on ESPN at 7:30pm CST. The Superdome is one of the greatest sporting venues especially for football. It has been the home of NCAA basketball tournaments, National Championship games, Super Bowls and everything in between. For Blue Raider fans to appreciate the venue of tonight's game here are some interesting facts about the Superdome...
- Superdome Opened: August 3, 1975
- Total Land Area: (building, garages, and grounds) - 52 acres
- Height: 273 feet (82.3 meters)
- Diameter of the Dome: 680 feet (210 meters)
- Area of Roof: 9.7 acres
- Concrete: 169,000 cubic yards (131,820 cubic meters)
- Structural Steel: 20,000 tons (18,200 metric tons)
- Air Conditioning: 9,000 tons (8,190 metirc tons)
- Parking Capacity: 5,000 cars + 250 buses
- Lighting: 15,200 fully computerized lighting fixtures
- Video System: 2 DiamondVision panels each 28'7" x 36'3"
- Scoreboards: 4 (8' x 60' each)
- Electrical Wiring: 400 miles (640 kiometers), including fiber optic lines.
- Anodized Aluminum Siding: more than 550,000 square feet