The Bailang River Bridge Ferris Wheel is a centreless non-rotating

Ferris wheel A Ferris wheel (also called a Giant Wheel or an observation wheel) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components (commonly referred to as passenger cars, cabins, tubs, gondolas, capsules ...

built on the Bailang River Bridge that crosses the Bailing river in

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. The structure has a height of and when completed in 2017 became the world's largest centreless Ferris wheel.

Design

Comprising 4,600 tons of steel and a kite grid construction system, described as a 'dragon spine', the body of the Ferris wheel remains stationary while each of the 36 carriages takes 30 minutes to fully traverse its circumference. Each carriage can carry 10 passengers and has Wi-Fi and television sets.

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