Elise

Welcome to Elise's Transporter Bridge!

Fun Fact: As of 2020 there are only 6 transporter bridges in operation in the world. (Well, now 7! )

Elise's Blueprint

Building the transporter bridge!

Building the Rails

Elise is a glue gun pro!

“I really liked learning about bridges and especially liked using the glue gun and power tools. My favorite types of bridges are suspension and moveable bridges.”

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All About Elise's Bridge!

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Elise's Bridge in Action!

Detail of the Gondola

Safety first! Elise engineered a folding deck that acts as a safety gate when the gondola is in motion and acts as incline planes before and after the ride to allow the cars on and off!

Bird's Eye View

These are the tracks that the gondola travels on. There are pulleys on each tower.

Detail of the Pulley

Bridge Work and Challenges

The students were challenged to make several types of bridges!

Read All About The Atlantic Bridge! (Click Here!)

Elise making the bascule leaf

One of the challenges was to make a bascule bridge that pivots on a fulcrum.

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Bascule Bridge - The Motion Picture!

"Funny!" - The New York Times

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Ever wonder how a suspension bridge works?

The first challenge was to make strong deck suspended from a broom. Second challenge was to get rid of the broom and hold the deck up with anchors!

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