What is CrossPlex?
THE BIRMINGHAM CROSSPLEX
The Birmingham CrossPlex is a 750,000 square foot, multi-purpose athletic and meeting facility in Birmingham, Alabama.
The world-class facility boasts a six lane oval hydraulic track and eight-60 meter lanes for sprint/hurdle events. The facility also features a 50-meter indoor Olympic swimming pool.
The hydraulic track features a Mondotrack surface (Super X Performance) and is one of only four in the United States and one of six world-wide. The state of the art six lane oval track takes just ten minutes to raise or lower for banked corners. There are dual horizontal runways for pole vault, long jump and triple jump. Additionally, dual high jump approaches can be configured along with dual throwing sectors for shot-put located outside the oval.
Designed by Counsilman-Hunsaker, the pool has ten-50 meter lanes, ten-25 meter lanes and twenty-25 yard lanes. There are two-1 meter and two-3 meter diving boards. It also includes full-size locker rooms and showers for both men and women, plus a first aid room and a meet management/multi-purpose classroom.
The Crossplex is capable of housing nine indoor volleyball courts with dedicated flooring designed by Mondo for the facility. Drop-down netting will separate the courts for intimate game settings.
The floor can also be configured for wrestling, cheering and gymnastic events.
Crossplex’s indoor track/volleyball facility holds 4,000 spectators including 7 VIP suites. The VIP suites have 22 outdoor seats overlooking the track and indoor space with furniture seating.
The pool natatorium can hold up to 1300 spectators in the stands and on the deck.
Our meeting hall has 5,000 square feet of usable space. It is capable of holding 500 people in a theater style setting and 200 in a banquet style setting. The room is equipped with wireless internet, four wireless microphones, two wireless headsets, projector with dropdown projector screen , DVD player, CD player, IPOD docking station , power point capabilities and a handheld touch screen remote for master control.
The Crossplex is just minutes away from downtown Birmingham. It’s easily accessible to and from hotels, interstates, restaurants. Plus the airport is just ten miles away.