Stadium and Arena Projects

BC Place Roof Retrofit

2010 - Vancouver, British Columbia BC Place is a multi-use sports facility in scenic Vancouver, British Columbia. You may recognize the stadium from Expo 86, or from the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Formerly a dome, the stadium is currently being renovated and will feature a retractable roof. The cable-supported roof is the biggest of its kind in the world. Portland Bolt manufactured 3" diameter A449 hot-dip galvanized rods and 2" diameter A449 hot-dip galvanized heavy hex bolts, which were used in connecting the 47 meter masts to steel girders.

Jeld-Wen Field Renovation

2010 - Portland, Oregon

In November of 2010, Portland Bolt provided over 23,000 pounds of tie rod assemblies to support the roof structure as part of a $31 million renovation of Jeld-Wen Field (formerly PGE Park) in Portland, Oregon. The Portland Timbers now claim to possess the most intimate, exciting and authentic soccer facility in the United States. In addition to providing a home for the Timbers, Jeld-Wen Field will also host more than 250 events annually, including Portland State football and an array of youth sports and community-based events.

Portland Bolt provided prime painted, A572 grade 50 tie rods measuring 2¾" diameter in lengths of 52.5 feet and 34 feet. The longest rods were spliced together using 2¾" x 8½" coupling nuts, while the shorter lengths were supplied as a single rod. Number 8 clevises were assembled to each end of the massive assemblies. Portland Bolt was the natural choice to supply these assemblies due to both our close proximity to the jobsite and our experience in supplying anchor bolts and tie rod assemblies for stadium projects throughout the United States and Canada.

Cowboys Stadium

2009 - Dallas, Texas

In the summer of 2009, Portland Bolt was called upon to supply large 1-1/2" diameter galvanized F1554 Grade 55 anchor rods for the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium. The anchor bolts were used in anchoring several custom 3' square support columns holding high definition video screens located in the "Plaza Patios". The video screens ranged in size from 24' x 15' up to 32' x 18', with the larger screens weighing approximately 8000 pounds.

Reliant Stadium

2001 - Houston, Texas

Between August of 2000 and January of 2001, Portland Bolt supplied almost 175,000 pounds of 2-1/2" diameter A354 grade BD rods measuring up to 25' in length for the retractable roof on Reliant Stadium, home of the NFL's Houston Texans.

Mosofsky Center

1997 - Eugene, Oregon

The rise of the University of Oregon football program began back in 1994 on a glorious autumn afternoon at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. As the 4th quarter ticked away, the Huskies at the Oregon 8 yard line, and the Ducks desperately clinging to a 24 - 20 lead over the #9 Washington Huskies, the most famous play in Duck football history would unfold. The Ducks had won only three games against the Huskies in 20 seasons. As the Huskies prepared to apply another heartbreaking defeat to the lowly Ducks it happened... "The Pick", as it is referred to amongst Duck fans. With just over a minute remaining in the game and the Huskies poised to take the lead, Washington quarterback Damon Huard threw an interception that Kenny Wheaton returned for a 97-yard touchdown, sealing the win for the Ducks and propelling the University of Oregon to the Rose Bowl.

Shortly after the 1994 season, Nike founder Phil Knight began contributing millions of dollars to upgrade the University of Oregon athletic facilities which are now second to none. Over the past 15 years, the University of Oregon has expanded Autzen Stadium, added a new baseball stadium, PK Park for which Portland Bolt supplied anchor bolts, and most recently replaced aging MacArthur Court with the Mathew Knight Basketball Arena. One of the initial facilities upgrade projects began in March of 1997 when the University of Oregon broke ground on a state of the art indoor football practice facility known as the Mosofsky Center. Portland Bolt manufactured 520 high strength anchor bolts measuring 2" in diameter and 51" in length. These anchor bolts support the massive structural steel frame of this multipurpose facility.

Coors Field

1993 - Denver, Colorado

In 1993, Portland Bolt supplied large diameter anchor bolts to Havens Steel out of Kansas City, Missouri for the construction of Coors Field. Coors Field was the first new stadium in the National League since Montreal's Stade Olympique opened in 1977. It was the NL's first new park built exclusively for baseball since Dodger Stadium in 1962.