2022 Bridge Building Competition
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Nearly 120 bridges were submitted and tested.
The top three finishers in each of Colorado's two regions:
1st Place | Dirk Patton - Ponderosa High School Efficiency = 3,284 |
Colton Osburne - Rampart High School Efficiency = 2,730 |
2nd Place | Clara Griffith - Ponderosa High School Efficiency = 2,458 |
Rosa Richards - Canon City High School Efficiency = 2,300 |
3rd Place | Jaxson Pagano - Ponderosa High School Efficiency = 2,456 |
Hezekia Kies - Canon City High School Efficiency = 2,085 |
Winners in each region receive a $500 check and a $1500 scholarship for enrollment at an accredited college or university. The Region I prize is provided by the NSPE-CO Education Foundation. The Region II prize is provided by ACEC Colorado's Foundation.
Get more information on the Competition here. Watch a recording of the competition here.
About Bridge Building:
The annual Model Bridge Building Contest is a statewide program aimed at providing interaction and communication among practicing engineers, high school students, and other professionals. Its underlying objectives are to enhance the appeal of engineering careers to high school students, begin establishing their relationships with the professional community, and improve the prospects that such careers will be mutually beneficial to both society and the individual.
The top winners from each region in the state competition are eligible to advance to the International Contest. A student from Parker, Colorado took first place in the International competition and received a four year scholarship to the Illinois Institute of Technology! For more information on the International Contest, see the National Bridge Contest link.
Competition Guidelines/Contact Information | 2022 Contest Specifications/Rules |
2022 Diagram | National Bridge Building Competition |
The first-place winner in each of two regions will receive a combination of a $500 check award and a $1500 scholarship to an accredited engineering program. NSPE-CO Colorado and ACEC Colorado sponsor the first-place prizes.
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The second-place winner will receive a $100 Visa Gift Card courtesy of Horrocks Engineers. Third-place winners for each region will receive a $25 Visa gift card from Horrocks Engineers. |
Questions & Answers will be posted as they are received.
Question: Who is eligible to participate?
Any high school or junior high school student may enter one model bridge for individual competition. Teams of students may construct bridges, but only one student may be listed and recognized as the entrant. ONLY ONE STUDENT PER BRIDGE IS ELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES.
Question: Is a school limited on numbers of entries?
There is no limit to the number of official bridge models that may be entered from any one school. The winners of the school team competition will be determined by the average of the three highest efficiencies of official entries of that school.
Question:
Request for clarification on Bridge Deck requirements
Mailing Address for Bridges:
Bridge Building Contest, ATTENTION 86-68530
Bureau of Reclamation
P.O. Box 25007
Building 67, Room 152
Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225-0007
Each bridge must have the students name and school clearly printed in ink on the bridge. All mail-in bridges must have a tag firmly attached to the bridge with the following information clearly printed in ink:
Please indicate if you would like your bridge and contest related documents returned
Mail-in entries will be returned to the student along with any contest related documents if indicated as such on the information tag.
First Place Winners in both Region I & II receive500 cash/check, and a $1,500 College Scholarship valid for enrollment in an accredited Engineering program. Scholarships provided by the NSPE-CO Education Foundation and the ACEC Foundation.
The Colorado Bridge Building Competition celebrated the 50th anniversary in 2017 and we dedicated the event to longtime supporter of Bridge Building, Gene Burdick (pictured on the left presenting an award in 1986). We also initiated a The Gene Burdick Memorial Fund in support of Bridge Building.