Bridge Design Contest 2026 Registration

The Pensacola Branch of ASCE will be hosting the 2026 Engineering Encounters Bridge Design Contest for middle, and high school students living in and around the Pensacola area. Individuals and teams of two may compete. The contest is to design a truss bridge that can support a truck at the lowest cost, using the NEW cloud edition of the software.

Simply go to the following webpage (https://gene-ressler.github.io/bridge-designer/app/). No need to download any programs or files. Additional information is available at the following webpage: https://gene-ressler.github.io/bridge-designer/. The event will take place from February 24, 2026 to April 15, 2026 to complete the design of your bridge. The top 3 teams for high school and middle school will be announced prior to April 19, 2026.

Site Condition 88A must be used to design your bridge.

Do you know a school, teacher, or student that might be interested in this event? Use the flyer in the link below to see if they would like to take part and have a chance to win the students some prize money.

Cash prizes go to 1st ($200), 2nd ($100), and 3rd ($50) in each of the student categories. 

The registration form can be found below so please sign up and enjoy!

If you have any questions, please email Joseph Leach at Joseph.Leach@adspipe.com.

Further instructions for the local competition (February 24 - April 15) are in the document below.