How to Enter

Upload a post and pictures to GarrettsBridges.com.

Prizes up to $30 will be awarded to the best three entries.

Complete Rules:

• Each individual may submit up to 2 unique entries
• In order for any prizes to be awarded, at least 10 entries must be submitted
• Each entry must contain at least 400 words long describing the model bridge
• Each entry must contain at least 1 picture of a model bridge
• The contest starts January 1st and January 31 (2011) is the last day to submit entries
• The winners of the contest will be determined solely by the administrator (Garrett Boon)
• The winners will be chosen based on the quality of the entry and pictures
• The prizes are as follows: 1st place = $30USD, 2nd place = $20USD, and third place = $10USD
• The prize money will be awarded via PayPal
• The contest is open for anyone between the ages of 5 and 100.
• No one in the immediate family of the administrator is eligible for prizes
• All pictures and content submitted for this contest becomes the property of www.garrettsbridges.com and its owners. This content will be published on said website and no royalties will be given.

You can tell that most of these bridges were thrown together. There are a couple nice looking ones. Can you tell that I care about the beauty of the bridge yet?

I wish they gave more information about how many popsicle sticks were used and how much the bridges held.

Thanks to everyone who participated. In order to collect your winnings you must send an email to the contact email on the scoreboard with your name and your PayPal email.

There must be some confusion, as team IMaWIN submitted a design after the cutoff date. This voids that submission. Team Epitome should be in 3rd place.

GarrettsBridges.com is hosting a West Point Bridge Design Local Contest. This local contest starts today and runs to March 1, 2010. All designs must be submitted by Midnight, March 1. This contest is open to anyone under the age of 25.

• First Place Team: $30
• Second Place Team: $20
• Third Place Team: $10

All prize money will be sent by PayPal.

Join for Free

• (1) Register for the West Point Bridge Design Contest at http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/login.htm. If you are not “eligible contestants,” as defined by the WPBDC rules, that’s OK. You can still register in the “Open Competition.” Anyone in the world can enter the Open Competition, though there are no prizes associated with this category.
• (2) On the final page of the web registration system (the same page on which teams are asked to provide their e-mail address and password), you will see a text box labeled, “If you are participating in a local contest organized by your school, a local engineering association, or other organization, enter your Local Contest Code here.” You should enter the Local Contest Code in this text box.
  The Contest Code is GBDC
• (3) The website will check that the code is a valid one and will post a confirmation on the Team Home Page.
• (4) If you already registered and did not enter the Local Contest Code at the time of registration, you can add it at any time by logging into the Team Home Page.
• (5) Once your project or contest is underway, you can view your own Local Contest Scoreboard on the following web page: http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/standings/local/GBDC.htm. This scoreboard will be automatically updated at least every 24 hours after the Qualifying Round begins.

Use the comment form to ask any questions or to talk with other competitors.

GarrettsBridges.com will be hosting a local contest this year! The local contest will run from Jan 29 to March 1, 2010. Anyone 25 and under can participate and have business cards to hand out if they wish. Stay turned for the contest code. Did I mention that there will be cash prizes for the top three teams?

If you know of any other bridge building contests, let me know by leaving a comment.

These riddles will probably leave you scratching your head from absolute bewilderment. And no, you don’t have to ask. I will not be giving out any hints. I am not entirely sure how many pages there are in the contest. I know there are at least 6. Relpats did say it was shorter than before, and the last one was 13 pages long.

Here is the Local Contest’s winning bridge:

West Point Bridge Design Contest Winner

This is not the winning design for the worldwide contest, just the GarrettsBridges.com local contest. Congratulations to Big Jake who submitted the design and won $100.

Click here to go to the current West Point Bridge Design Contest discussion

Here is my first attempt at a game called Line Rider:

Line Rider is a free flash game in which you make a track for the “rider” to ride upon. It is fun and addicting. Have fun making your own LineRiders.

Bridge It lets you build these bridges from a variety of materials, including suspension cables. The bridges are tested by a car or train, and sometimes by an earthquake. Needless to say, since Bridge It is made in part by NVIDIA the graphics are sweet. Very visually stunning as it says.The game does cost $20 (if you buy it from http://www.chroniclogic.com/ otherwise it is more). It does have a free demo though. I would say it is worth the money.

You must have a NVIDIA graphics card. If you don’t know what that means, then find out. The game will not work if you have a ATI video card. Ask any computer geek you know and he will be able to tell you what you have.