Here is a collection of the best of the web on Popsicle Stick Bridges. Digital Structures – Popsicle Bridges Building a Popsicle-Stick Bridge Popsicle Bridge Competition Annual Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition

A well done introduction to the practical steps of truss design. Written in 2004. It has 448 pages and has an average of 4.5 star rating on Amazon. Contains Illustrations. Here is the link to purchase this book at Amazon: Design of Building Trusses (Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides)

Are you interested in building bridges for your model railway set? This book is a great resource, and is cheap from Amazon. This guide is rated 5 stars and will help you create bridges and tunnels for your layout. It will teach you how to build prototypes of many real life train bridges. What is neat about this book is that it gives you the history of the bridge you will be building. It is always fun to know the story behind the structure you choose to add to your set

This is a great book to learn about bridges, how they work and how to build them. Designed for grades 2-6, this book contains arch bridges, beam bridges, and suspension bridges. Included are activities and challenges to think outside the box. This is a great resource for children who want to understand more about bridges

Buy this engineering textbook through Amazon for the cheapest price if you need this for an engineering class.

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Many people ask “Where is the the best place to buy balsa wood online?” The best website I know of is Specialized Balsa LLC. The owner, Jake Zimmer, has been in the balsa business for years and knows what he is doing. Once I had Jake cut me some 1/32″ x 1/32″ sticks of Balsa [...]

I know I already mentioned this website in previous posts, but I felt this website was cool enough to deserve a post of its own. The coolest bridge website is BridgeHunter.com. This website is simply amazing. James Baughn has created a website featuring historic bridges across the nation. Anyone can submit photos or comments about [...]

Recently I was introduced to a bridge building program, Bridge It. This program is made by NVIDIA and Auran. In the game, you are given scenarios and have to make a bridge that will support the required load while staying within a budget. Let me tell you, some of them are not easy. Bridge It [...]

This is a quiz on bridges, how they work and the forces that act on them. It is rather simple, but is a good review if you are just learning about bridges. http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Stu/ppoggio/ Click the Bridge Building link on the left. Then click the 4th link down with the big question mark next to it.