Georgia Dome Implosion: How You Can Watch It

ATLANTA, GA — After 25 years of hosting big-ticket events that included the Super Bowl, the Olympics and the NCAA men's Final Four basketball tournament, the Georgia Dome is scheduled to disappear Monday morning in a controlled explosion. Roads downtown will be closed around the stadium, which will affect the morning commute as the implosion is scheduled for 7:30 a.m.

There will be no public viewing area for the implosion of the dome, and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) which oversees the stadium, has banned unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) from flying over the Georgia Dome on Monday morning. The implosion will be broadcast live on WSB-TV Channel 2 and live-streamed on several other sources, including the Georgia Dome's official Facebook page.

Touted to be the largest cable-supported domed stadium in the world, the Georgia Dome opened in 1992. It served as the home venue for the Atlanta Falcons and Georgia State University football, and hosted two Super Bowls, the gymnastics and basketball events for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games and both a men's and women's NCAA Final Four.

The stadium has also hosted a variety of concerts, including performers like rock band U2 and many others. The Georgia Dome, which seats around 65,000 spectators, hosted more than 1,400 events, drawing 37 million guests and generating more than $7 billion in economic impact, the GWCCA says.

To find out more about Channel 2's broadcast of the implosion, click here. To see a live stream of the implosion, check out the Georgia Dome's official Facebook page here.

The dome hosted its last event in March, Since then, the Falcons have moved next door to Mercedes Benz Stadium, and the Georgia Dome has been decommissioned with removal of the seats, video boards and other equipment, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Starting at 5:30 a.m. Monday, major intersections and several residential roads in downtown Atlanta will be closed, the GWCCA announced. It's anticipated that all roads will reopen by 11 a.m. The road closures include:

• Andrew Young International Blvd from Phillips Drive to Centennial Pkwy NW
• Phillips Drive from Centennial Pkwy NW to Andrew Young International Blvd NW
• Magnum St NW from MLK Jr Drive to Marietta St NW
• Northside Drive from MLK Drive NW to Joseph E Boone Blvd NW
• Maple St NW from MLK Drive NW to Northside Drive NW
• Electric Ave NW from Maple St NW to Spencer St NW
• Postell Street NW from Maple St NW to Rhodes St NW
• Rhodes St NW from Electric Ave NW to Northside Drive NW
• Magnolia St NW from Electric St NW to Northside Drive NW
• Thurmond St NW from Electric Ave NW to Northside Drive NW

In addition, MARTA East/West Line service will be suspended Monday morning west of the Five Points station. For more information, click here.

Image: The Georgia Dome (GWCCA)