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Feb 5, 2013 · At 536 ft. across, The Superior Dome has the largest diameter of any wooden dome in the world. The dome is an integral part of Northern Michigan University’s sports complex.
Sep 20, 2022 · The World's Largest Wooden Dome is a geodesic dome constructed with 781 Douglas fir beams and 108.5 miles (174.6 km) of fir decking and is designed to support snow up to 60 pounds per square foot (2.9 kPa) and withstand 80-mile-per-hour (130 km/h) winds.
Jan 24, 2024 · "The structure is a geodesic dome constructed with 781 Douglas fir beams and 108.5 miles of fir decking, designed to support snow up to 60-lbs. per sq.ft. and withstand 80-mile-per-hour winds. It has a permanent seating capacity of 8,000 people, though the building can hold as many as 16,000 people."
The Superior Dome has been home to the Wildcat football team since its construction in 1991 and is now also home to the Wildcat soccer team and the Wildcat t...
Aug 16, 2021 · The Superior Dome has been home to the Wildcat football team since its construction in 1991 and is now also home to the Wildcat soccer team and the Wildcat track teams. The Dome stands 14 stories high and encompasses 5.1 acres under its roof.
Superior Dome covers over 5 acres and seats 8,000. The dome is sturdy, as well as large, so as to withstand heavy snow and winds off Lake Superior. Forty buttresses, each anchored by a 5-foot-wide and 2.5-foot-high concrete tension ring, support the dome.
Superior Dome – football, soccer, track and field; NMU-NTS weightlifting and wrestling. Superior Dome Varsity Weight Room - revamped in 2006 for use by the varsity sports. Vandament Arena - volleyball, NMU-NTS wrestling. Find this building on the campus map.
