Seattle Great Wheel

Seattle Great Wheel
Seattle Great Wheel
	Seattle Great Wheel in 2017
	Location within downtown Seattle
General information
Type	Ferris wheel
Address	1301 Alaskan Way; Seattle, Washington; 98101
Coordinates	47°36′22″N 122°20′33″W / 47.6061°N 122.3425°W
Construction started	April 17, 2012
Opened	June 29, 2012
Cost	$20 million
Owner	Great Western Pacific[better source needed]
Height	175 feet (53.3 m)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Jackson \| Main Architecture, P.S.
Architecture firm	https://www.jacksonmain.com/
Structural engineer	Chance Rides GeoEngineers, B&T Design and Engineering[citation needed]
Main contractor	Manson Construction Co.[citation needed]
Website
	seattlegreatwheel.com
References
	https://www.readgeo.com/geostrata/october_november_2021/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1730114#articleId1730114

The Seattle Great Wheel is a 53-meter tall giant Ferris wheel at Pier 57 on Elliott Bay in Seattle, Washington, United States. At an overall height of 175 feet (53.3 m), it was the tallest Ferris wheel on the West Coast of the United States when it opened in June 2012.^[2]^[6]

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