Popsicle Bridge Holds 500 lbs.

Hi, I just wanted to share the excitement…by using ideas from your website (recommended by my son’s Cub Scout leader) my son Jackson and I were able to build a Popsicle bridge with approximately 125 sticks. It set a new record by holding 500 lbs. for about 15 seconds before breaking! Thanks for the great ideas…not bad for the first try! Mark from Fenton, MI

26 Responses to “Popsicle Bridge Holds 500 lbs.”

1. Mako - January 18, 2010 at 4:21 am

   Hello, I’m Mako and I am a science highschool student. My professor in physics asked me to do a bridge out of popsicles. He told me that there is a certain bridge design that could hold up to 500lbs.
   I suddenly ended up finding this website and I really need some pointers on how you did that bridge. Please e-mail me some tips about bridge building…

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2. bitney - December 6, 2009 at 5:46 pm

   How many grams is it?

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   • salisbury - January 14, 2010 at 11:39 pm

     i recently finished a bridge building project, our bridge was 250 grams and held 539 pounds, had we not run out of weight and had to go get more we might have topped 600 with ease

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3. Tom - November 19, 2009 at 10:59 am

   Hello im in a science class for building a bridge out of balsa wood and we were wondering if we could get some hints. Thanks

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4. Diana - November 10, 2009 at 11:02 am

   I am an egineering student who needs to build a bridge of popsickle sticks that can holdd 110lbs or more, and I was wondering if you could email me a procedure, or some helpful tips. Thanks

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5. david - October 29, 2009 at 7:33 pm

   hi, i was wondering if anyone can give my any strong bridge ideas for a bridge that has to weigh under 30 g and take 50kg of weight

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6. Becky - October 13, 2009 at 6:50 pm

   hello I have to build a bridge for science class that weighs less than 350 grams but holds 300 pounds. Would you mind emailing the plans to me or give me pointers? it is also an amazing bridge by the way.

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7. Haley - May 11, 2009 at 10:39 am

   Sweet; but i was wondering i need close-up pics of this so i can understand it better thankz

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8. Don Kenna - April 23, 2009 at 11:30 am

   i am a physics teacher in Fargo, ND and my students build bridges for about a month at the end of the school year. i have just found this posting. last year one of my students built a bridge that held 2100 lbs of weight plates. i cannot remember the weight of the bridge but it set a new record at my school.

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9. Sage - April 17, 2009 at 2:56 pm

   Hello,
   I am working on a project about “How much weight dose a popsticle stick bride hold”?
   I was woundering if you can e-mail me the steps and the matireals needed for this topic.

   -Sage,
   Frechman, Waipahu High School, Honolulu

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10. Meg - March 3, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    It doesn’t look like it could hold too much, if the weights were put on the top. A Popsicle stick positioned horizontally can hold about 7lbs. Wouldn’t those sticks break?

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11. zaid - February 22, 2009 at 7:56 am

    This year, I am competing in a tournament held by a university. I just hope that you can e-mail me about the best bridge model ever designed

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12. Tim - February 11, 2009 at 11:10 am

    I think this design will work better than the one my partner choose. Thanks again.

    -Tim

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13. Tim - February 11, 2009 at 11:09 am

    Very nice, and it looks sturdy. Can you give me some better (close-up) pictures?
    Thank you.

    -Tim

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14. michael - January 22, 2009 at 2:39 am

    how many grams is it? thanks.

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15. airin larose - January 9, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    hi my name is airin and im in an engineering class at my school and we have been assigned a project to build a popsicle stick bridge that can hold alot of weight. if you could email my group some good hints or ideas on how you did this. or better yet how did you do this…
    sincerely,
    airin larose from pacific high school

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