 To keep costs down, and give an unobstructed view of the ice, the roof would be constructed similar to a suspension bridge.Between twenty-four masts, twelve on each side of the building, steel cables nearly long and inches in diameter were strung, suspending the roof above the oval.Once it was completed, the building would be the size of four football fields, and housed two hockey-sized ice sheets in the center the 400-meter speed skating track.