Photos from Steel Bridge Competition at the Rocky Mountain Symposium

A big "Thank You" to Robert Moore for these photos from the 2024 Steel Bridge Competition!

ASCE and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) partnered to offer the Student Steel Bridge Competition (SSBC) at the Rocky Mountain Symposium in Laramie.

The Student Steel Bridge Competition challenges students to extend their classroom knowledge to a practical and hands-on steel-design project that grows their interpersonal and professional skills, encourages innovation, and fosters impactful relationships between students and industry professionals.

Each student team develops a concept for a scale-model steel bridge to span approximately 20 feet and to carry 2,500 pounds according to the competition rules. The team must determine how to fabricate their bridge and then plan for an efficient assembly under timed construction conditions at the competition. Bridges are also load-tested, weighed, and judged on aesthetics.