Nationwide Arena
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 Nationwide Arena in 2021 | |
Interactive map of Nationwide Arena | |
| Address | 200 West Nationwide Boulevard |
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| Location | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°58′9.42″N 83°0′22.00″W / 39.9692833°N 83.0061111°W |
| Owner | Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority |
| Operator | Columbus Arena Management |
| Capacity | Basketball: 19,500 Concerts: 20,000 Ice hockey: 18,500 (19,500 with standing room) |
| Public transit |   3, 6, 8, 9, 72, 74 CoGo |
| Construction | |
| Groundbreaking | May 26, 1998 |
| Opened | September 9, 2000 |
| Cost | $175 million ($346 million in 2025 dollars) |
| Architects | |
Project manager | Miles-McClellan |
Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
Services engineer | M-E Engineers |
General contractor | Turner Construction |
Main contractor | Barton Malow |
| Tenants | |
| Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) (2000–present) Columbus Landsharks (NLL) (2001–2003) Columbus Destroyers (AFL) (2004–2008, 2019) Ohio Jr. Blue Jackets (USHL) (2006–2008) Columbus Fury (PVF/MLV) (2024–present) | |
| Website | |
| nationwidearena | |
Nationwide Arena is a multi-purpose arena in the Arena District of Columbus, Ohio, United States. Since completion in 2000, the arena has served as the home of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is one of two facilities in Columbus, along with the Greater Columbus Convention Center, that hosts events during the annual Arnold Classic, a sports and fitness event hosted by actor, bodybuilder, and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger.