The Super Bowl’s most recent stadiums and how much it cost to build them
The Super Bowl’s most recent stadiums and how much it cost to build them
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The stadium has 63,400 seats, but can expand to 73,000 for "Mega-events," such as the Super Bowl, according to the venue's official site. 2022: SoFi Stadium Location: Inglewood, California Cost: $5.5 billion Opened: 2020 Optional Caption Rich Fury via Getty Images Last year the Los Angeles Rams defended their home turf and won the franchise's second Super Bowl in the most expensive stadium ever constructed. Rick Bach, senior leader on the build for Turner, told Construction Dive ahead of last year's game "I don't think there's a bad seat in the house." 2021: Raymond James Stadium Location: Tampa, Florida Cost: $168.5 million Opened: 1998 Also hosted in: 2009, 2001 Optional Caption Permission granted by Tampa Bay Buccaneers Before Tampa hosted the big game two years ago, the Tampa Sports Authority kicked off an effort to modernize and upgrade the venue's offerings. 2019: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Location: Atlanta Cost: $1.5 billion Opened: 2017 Optional Caption Kevin C. Cox via Getty Images The home of the Atlanta Falcons opened in August of 2017 and pushed up against the regular season start due to delays constructing the dome's retractable roof. 2018: U.S. Bank Stadium Location: Minneapolis Cost: $1.2 billion Opened: 2016 Optional Caption Retrieved from U.S. Bank Stadium on February 08, 2023 The Minnesota Vikings got $975 million in funding approved for a new stadium in May 2012, and the overall project cost was about $1.2 billion. 2017: NRG Stadium Location: Houston Cost: $352 million Opened: 2002 Also hosted in: 2004 Optional Caption The image by Nicolas Henderson is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Manhattan Construction Co. and Skanska worked two years to complete what is known today as NRG Stadium, opening for the Houston Texans in 2002, according to StadiumDB.com. 2016: Levi's Stadium Location: Santa Clara, California Cost: $1.43 billion Opened: 2014 Optional Caption Courtesy of Levi's Stadium Levi's Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers, broke ground in April 2012 and opened in July 2014, according to the stadium's official website.
