About the author  ⁄ Ken Maschke, P.E.

Ken Maschke, P.E., S.E., LEED AP, is a Vice President at Thornton Tomasetti and can be contacted at KMaschke@ThorntonTomasetti.com.

On May 27, 2016, Navy Pier unveiled Centennial Wheel, the much anticipated 525-ton Ferris wheel erected in celebration of the Pier’s 100th year. Both tourists and Chicago natives alike had been anxiously awaiting the reimagined landmark, which stands an impressive 50 feet taller and weighs nearly twice as much as its predecessor.

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