Biggest Crane

Big Carl

The Big Facts: Big Carl, or officially SGC-250, can stand up to 820 feet (250 meters, hence the official name) tall and carry over 3,000 tons in a single pick. It took 250 trucks to haul Big Carl from its manufacturing site in Belgium to its working home in Somerset, England, where it recently started work on lifting 600 components for the new Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant.

Equivalent: The crane can lift the weight of 500 elephants in one pick.

Size: 820 feet