Paul Brown Stadium
Directions:
- From I-75 Southbound, use exits at Freeman Avenue and 2nd Street.
- From I-75 Northbound, use exits at 2nd Street and 5th Street in Ohio.
- From I-71 Southbound, use exits at 3rd Street or Gilbert Avenue.
- From I-471 Northbound, use exits at 3rd Street or 6th Street.
PARKING & TRANSPORTATION: South of Third Street adjacent to the stadium is sold out with pre-paid season parking. North of Third Street ranges from $10-$20. West of Central Avenue is limited game-by-game parking.
Metro will once again be offering a "Jungle to Jungle" Bengals express transporting passengers from one of eight Park and Ride locations to the Riverfront Transit Center under Second Street. The featured Park and Ride is located at Jungle Jims International Market. Roundtrip service is $10 and one way $6 (return trip only).
TANK has the Southbank Shuttle through Cincinnati, Newport and Covington for $1. Parking is also available at the Bellevue Medical Arts Building, in the Newport on the Levee Garage, and in Covington at 5th & Bakewell, Kenton County Garage at 3rd and Madison, Willie's Sports Cafe, and the Embassy Suites Garage.
B&B Riverboats runs a $5 round-trip ride from Newport. Queen City Riverboats has a $3 round-trip ticket from Hooters and The Beer Sellar in Newport.
Location: The stadium is approximately five blocks west of Great American Ballpark. It is bordered by Pete Rose Way on the north, Mehring Way on the south, Elm Street on the east and Central Avenue on the west. The southern border of the stadium is one block from the Ohio River, and will be connected to the riverfront with a public park.
Dimensions: The stadium covers approximately 22 acres and is 157 feet high.
Seating Capacity: The stadium has 65,535 seats on three levels, including 7,600 club seats and 114 private suites.
Playing Surface: The Bengals began play at Paul Brown Stadium in 2004 on a new FieldTurf playing surface. FieldTurf's surface looks, feels and plays like natural grass. It offers a consistent playing surface regardless of the weather conditions. The loose-fiber system is safer for players than previous synthetic surfaces. Shoes do not stick, and the softer surface minimizes compression injuries. FieldTurf's patented "infill system" replicates natural soil, and is comprised of a mixture of sand and recycled rubber.
Private Suites: Each of the 114 suites features retractable glass windows, allowing fans the option to watch in climate-controlled comfort or to bring in the outdoor experience. Suite holders enjoy premium parking, an exclusive entrance, specialized catering, personalized concierge service and elegant interior designs. Suites include 12 spacious fixed stadium seats and four elevated seats at a drink rail with a view of the game.
Club Seating: Club patrons enjoy extra-wide, padded seats at the prime football viewing level with in-seat food and beverage service, and access to the Club Level Lounges featuring fine dining as well as prime views of the downtown skyline or riverfront.
Total Enclosed Area: 1,850,000 square feet (over 40 acres)
Fully accessible: Ramps, elevators, escalators, and stairs; Accessible to handicapped individuals.
Scoreboards: Two end-zone scoreboards, both with video capability
Concessions: 56 fixed locations with varied menu themes; a total of 400 points of sale
Restroom Facilities: More than 1,200 fixtures, with separate individual family areas
Team Facilities: Administrative offices, training facility, coaches offices, meeting rooms
Adjacent Practice Facility: Two natural turf fields and one artificial turf field
Retail Sales: Retail store housing NFL merchandise and eight fixed locations for novelty sales plus portable stands
Design Drawings: Over 1,700 drawings produced by the architects and engineers. Pasted together these would cover almost a half acre.
Reinforced Steel: Over 11,000 tons of steel bars to reinforce the cast in place concrete. If the average bar was one inch in diameter, this would stretch for 1,560 miles.
Cast in Place Concrete: About 95,000 cubic yards of concrete were poured
Structural Steel: Over 9,100 tons of structural steel
Doors: Over 1,200 individual doors
Electrical wiring: Over 330 miles of electrical wire was installed
Drywall: Over 1,438,000 square feet of drywall
Landscaping: Over 8,000 trees and shrubs were planted around the stadium
SURVEY RANKS PBS AS NATION'S TOP FOOTBALL VENUE
2/8/07: Paul Brown Stadium is the only football stadium to make a list of "America's favorite 150 buildings and structures," according to a Harris Interactive survey. PBS ranked 101st on the list, whose range included all manner of major structures — skyscrapers, museums, churches, hotels, bridges, national memorials and more. No other football stadium was voted among the top 150, and among all sports venues, only Wrigley Field (31) and Yankee Stadium (84) ranked higher than PBS. Read more and see the complete rankings. |
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