General Information on the 2025 Chicago Regional

• Bridge kits will be available on the IIT campus through the Office of Undergraduate Admission. Please call the IIT Office of Admission at 312-567-3025 and speak with Margarita Fraga to arrange purchase. Personal, school checks or money orders made out to "IIT Bridge Contest" will be accepted.
  
  
• Each kit consists of 15 2-foot pieces of 3/32 inch square cross-section basswood. Any commonly available glue may be used. Prices are $6.00 for a single kit. Please telephone ahead to make sure the quantity you need is available. Payment by check is required. Since the "profit" that is made when you buy wood from the Bridge Building Committee is used exclusively to pay for prizes, trophies and certificates, entries from any school that buys less than 12 kits from IIT will be asked to pay an entry fee of $80.00 to help defray costs.
  
  
• Each bridge shall be entered under a single student name. Every entry will receive a Certificate of Merit for participation. Winners will receive special certificates as well as prizes, and their schools will be awarded trophies for display. There will be identical sets of prizes and for each of the Chicago area Regions.
  
  
• Hold your school contest soon, so that your winners may participate in the Chicago Regional Contest - and maybe the International Contest!
  
  
• You may use the Chicago Regional Rules for your school contest if you wish. Any questions concerning interpretation of the rules should be directed to Prof. Carlo Segre at segre@iit.edu.
  
  
• At the conclusion of the student competition, we will be holding an adult competition. Teachers, Engineers, and parents are encouraged to bring their own bridges and compete informally against one another (students are not allowed to help design or construct these bridges!).

Each 2025 Chicago Regional Contest winner (and their sponsoring teacher or parent chaperone) will be invited to attend the Engineering Week Celebration Dinner in downtown Chicago. They will be guests of the Engineering Council of Illinois and will be recognized for their achievement during the program.

This year the International Contest will be held at Illinois Tech in Chicago, Illinois. Only Regional winners will be eligible to participate. The top two winners from each of the Chicago Regions will be supplied the information needed to register for the International Contest.