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.

About the Contest

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Saturday, April 26, 2025

A short video introducing the contest

2025 International Contest Information

Announcements and bridge specifications for the 2025 International Bridge Building Contest to be held in Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, April 26, 2025.

McCormick Tribune Campus Center

Directions to Illinois Tech

Illinois Tech lots

2025 Chicago Regional Contest Information

Announcements and bridge specifications for the 2025 Chicago Regional Bridge Building Contest which was held at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.

Chicago City Region

Rank	Name	School	Efficiency
1	Elena Avila	Amundsen High School	1218
2	Angelo Lares	Whitney Young High School	1202

Chicago Suburban Region

Rank	Name	School	Efficiency
1	Ethan Nagy	Lincoln-Way East High School	2758
2	Andrew Kovalcik	Lincoln-Way East High School	2493

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