Clik here to view.
Nic’s Popsicle Stick Bridge
The design procedure was completed over a 2 week period allowing sufficient time for segment to dry before moving onto the next. Heavy duty pegs were used to fasten the joints that had already been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Monstrous Popsicle-stick Cantilever bridge
These are some pictures of a bridge I built mainly out of boredom, but also since I have an interest in engineering. It’s a large cantilever bridge, meaning it has two arms that extend beyond their...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Albury High School Popsicle Bridge record breaker!
We run a competition here at Albury High in Australia for our Yr 12 Engineering Studies students involving max. 50 popsicle sticks, PVA wood glue and 2m of extra strong thread. Structures have to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
K-Truss bridge for Wake Tech engineering class
This bridge is supporting 191lbs of weight. It didn’t break, that was all the weight we could fit in the trash can. I believe this is close to the maximum load it could hold because the platform the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pin Joint Popsicle Stick Bridge
At our college earlier this year, we had to build a bridge using popsicle sticks within one hour. We were provided with about 60 sticks, a cushion of office pins and a tube of super-glue. I have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Model Covered Bridge
Garrett- Jobs well done – interesting site and information! We built a 1/8″ scale model bridge just like the bridges we build for production. We successfully loaded it with 345 pounds with the weight...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dombiggers 1st bridge
As you can see i took your advice on using a t-shape for the bottom cord. Which was really cool, cause it gave me a lip for my cross members. I did sandwich the top cord. I glued lap joints and gusset...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hell Gate Bridge 1/4 Scale
Bridge is almost complete, features wood deck 4 track main with all hand laid track dimensions are 25 in wide x 27 foot long end to end x 7 foot 6 inches high at center. Weight about 1000 pounds...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ice Cream Stick Tower
Here is an ice cream stick structure made up from 200 sticks, which carried 30kg. of weight. Submitted by Sandip Babar. Questions from Garrett What glue did you use to build this tower? Was this just...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mr. Carlton’s personal bridge (Central High School Springfield, MO)
Basswood model bridge example (built by Mr. Carlton) for students competing in the MSPE competition at MSU April 4th
View ArticleClik here to view.
Murrah High School’s Contest-winning Bridge
Hello! As promised, here are some pics of our bridge we entered into Jackson State Univ’s Mathematics & Engineering Fair (Jackson, MS). We were amongst what appeared to be a lot of other folks that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Masterpiece Popsicle Stick Bridge
Popsicle Bridge Masterpiece Popsicle Bridge Masterpiece This album highlights the Popsicle Stick Bridge that I entered into the Seattle ASCE Younger Member Forum’s Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition in...
View ArticleTruss Bridge
I recently had to do a project with limited popsicle sticks could only use school glue, and had to span two feet. The bridge also had to hold a loading dock holding a bucket full of weights. I knew a...
View ArticleSuspension Bridge
Thanks for the instructions. It was a great experience building this bridge for class project.
View ArticleClassic ‘K-Truss’ Bridge Design (Balsa Wood)
For this balsa wood bridge, I used a ‘K-Truss’ design with seven vertical members and 6 ‘K-Trusses’ per side. The K’s were the most challenging part of the build, because I had to calculate each ones...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Verrazano Narrows Bridge
I decided, for the 50th birthday of the Verrazano Bridge, to put together a model. I always loved the bridge; I lived in its shadow in Brooklyn for years and now live on Staten Island, so I use it...
View ArticleHigh School Bridge building
We started our bridge program last year in my beginning engineering and manufacturing classes. I wanted to make a bridge that was very complicated with simple rules that required them to have to work...
View ArticleClik here to view.
First Timer’s Second Bridge Design!
Hey guys it’s me again, First Timer. Taking the critiques you guys gave, I rebuilt the bridge. This was going to a county Science Fair which I think is pretty cool considering I started learning about...
View ArticleClik here to view.
First Timer’s First Bridge Design
Hello everybody my name is First Timer and I had to make a balsa wood bridge with theses specs: 40.5 cm long, 11-12 cm wide 13-25 cm high, must have a span of 26 cm, peek of the span must be at least 9...
View ArticleClik here to view.
First attempt at a DIY model bridge
It’s taken me just under 48 hours to get this far. Although I wouldn’t say its completely finished.. it’s a good as. I might just polish it off with a lick of paint and other aesthetically pleasing...
View Article