Bridge Building Contest Home Page

The construction and testing of model bridges promotes the study and application of fundamental principles physics and also helps high school students develop "hands on" skills through bridge construction. By participating in the Bridge Building Competition students get a flavor of what it is to be an Engineer, designing structures to a set of specifications and then seeing them perform their function. They are also provided with an academically-oriented extracurricular activity which is recognized school-wide.

2012 International Contest Information

Announcements and bridge specifications for the 2012 International Bridge Building Contest to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on May 5, 2012. 2012 Chicago Regional Contest Information

Chicago City Region

Rank	Name	School	Efficiency
1	Will Barclay	Payton College Preparatory	2159
2	Brian Tam	Payton College Preparatory	1478

Chicago North Suburban Region

Rank	Name	School	Efficiency
1	Sam Lupa	West Aurora High School	2352
2	Daniel Gardner	Loyola Academy	2029

Chicago South Suburban Region

Rank	Name	School	Efficiency
1	David Beam	Tinley Park High School	3603
2	Dan O'Reilly	Lincoln-Way West High School	2879

Regional Contest Locator

Find your school's region, if it is already established, and who organizes the regional contest. Setting up new Regions

Learn how to start a new region if your school is not currently within an established region. Running your own school contest

Tips on organizing and conducting your own school contest. Bridge building help

Links to bridge building tips and the video of Roy Coleman's tutorial on bridge building. Pictures and Videos of past contests

Our picture archive

videos of past contests