This was one of my earlier bridges. I built it after talking with my uncle, who is a mechanical engineer. He suggested that I try using an I-beam. I don’t know how much this bridge weighed, but it did not hold very much weight.
I had problems making the two I-beams for this bridge. I had [...]

I was never able to fully develop and use this bridge. I got this idea from talking with a Science Olympiad coach in Ohio. Now I wish I had gone ahead and put more work into this. The next year, the bridge rules changed so that I could not use this concept.
The trick was to [...]

Chamblee has always done well in Bridge Building. In 2001, they won the State finals in this event.
This bridge is from the 2003 GA State Tournament, the same tournament the Booth Bridge is from.

Yes, this is one of the coolest bridges I have ever seen. Built by J.C. Booth Middle for the Science Olympiad Georgia State Finals in 2003, it placed 3rd. For those of you who don’t know Booth, keep reading.
Booth Middle School has won the Georgia State Finals as a team for longer than I can [...]