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.

2017 International Contest Information

Rank	Name	School	Efficiency
1	Glenn Sutter		3234
2	LeAnn Chung	Clark High School	2855
3	Emily Aumell	Wenatchee High School	2356
4	Shafiqur Khan		2220

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2017 Chicago Regional Contest Information

Chicago City Region

Rank	Name	School	Efficiency
1	Jiahao Zhang	Curie High School	1322
2	John Crispo	Payton College Preparatory	1181

Chicago North Suburban Region

Rank	Name	School	Efficiency
1	Katie Burke	Regina Dominican High School	1799
2	Laura Schmidt	Waubonsie Valley High School	1650

Chicago South Suburban Region

Rank	Name	School	Efficiency
1	Jonathan Limp	Lincoln-Way East High School	1905
2	Lexi Fila Fusi	Lincoln-Way East High School	1712

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