issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable . please help this article by looking for better more reliable sources . unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted . august 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies largely or entirely upon a single source . relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . august 2012 this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . august 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message eli bridge company type 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. contents 1 history 2 ferris wheels 3 scramblers 4 family rides 5 references 6 external links history edit 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 granddaughter of w. e. sullivan . 1 ferris wheels edit main article ferris wheel 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 edit main article twist ride next generation series mobile standard series fixed site lil scrambler 12 seat mobile or fixed site family rides edit construction zone mobile & fixed site spidermania mobile and fixed site references edit eli bridge company history . retrieved 20 january 2012 . external links edit official website this article about an amusement park is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title eli bridge company & oldid 689776812 categories amusement ride manufacturerscompanies based in morgan county illinoisjacksonville illinois micropolitan areamanufacturing companies based in illinoisamusement park stubshidden categories articles lacking reliable references from august 2012all articles lacking reliable referencesarticles needing additional references from august 2012all articles needing additional referencesarticles with a promotional tone from august 2012all articles with a promotional toneall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 9 november 2015 at 09 45 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view