Eli Bridge Company
| Private company | |
| Founded | U.S. |
| Founder | W. E. Sullivan |
| Headquarters | Jacksonville, Illinois, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
W. E. Sullivan Lee Sullivan Patty Sullivan |
| Products |
Amusement rides Family attractions |
| Website | elibridge.com |
Eli Bridge Company is a family owned amusement ride manufacturer headquartered in Jacksonville, Illinois, U.S.
History
W. E. Sullivan, owner of Eli Bridge Company, a bridge building business in Illinois, rode the original 1893 Chicago Ferris Wheel at the World's Columbian Exposition. Inspired by this, he collaborated with machinist James H. Clements and their first Big Eli wheel debuted in Central Park, Jacksonville, Illinois, on May 23, 1900. In 1955, Eli Bridge Co. produced its first non-wheel amusement ride, The Scrambler. Eli Bridge products can be found in amusement parks around the world. Today, Eli Bridge remains a family-owned company. Lee Sullivan, chairman of the board, is the grandson of company founder W. E. Sullivan, and president/CEO Patty Sullivan is the great grand-daughter of W. E. Sullivan.[1]
Ferris wheels
- Signature Series: 16 cars, 3 passengers per car; transportable
- Eagle Series: 16 cars, 3 passengers per car; transportable
- HY-5 Series: 12 cars, 3 passengers per car; transportable
- Aristocrat Series: 16 cars, fixed site
- Standard Series: 12 cars, fixed site
- Lil' Wheel: 6 cars, 3 passengers per car; transportable and fixed site models
Scramblers
- Next Generation Series: mobile
- Standard Series: fixed site
- Lil' Scrambler: 12 seat mobile or fixed site
Family rides
- Construction Zone: mobile & fixed site
- SpiderMania: Mobile and fixed site
References
- ↑ "Eli Bridge Company history". Retrieved 20 January 2012.