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Welcome to the 2009 West Point Bridge Design Contest
HOW TO ENTER

 

 
  Download and install the West Point Bridge Designer 2007 software.
  Use the software to design the least expensive bridge that will pass a simulated load test.
  Register your team.
  Log in and submit as many designs as you like.
It's absolutely FREE!
 
Who: U.S. students age 13 through grade 12 are eligible to compete for national recognition. Anyone else may enter our Open Competition. More about eligibility...
When: This year's West Point Bridge Design Contest will begin on
October 1, 2008. More about this year's contest schedule...
Prizes: There are no prizes for the national contest this year. Nonetheless, all contestants will experience the existential pleasures of engineering, and the top 10 teams in each zone will receive a handsome certificate signed by the Contest Director.
 
Contest News
Although we will offer no national-level prizes this year, we will continue to support local contests.
More information about setting up your own local contest...
DEVELOPED BY

The U. S. Military Academy at West Point
SPONSORED BY

The American Society of Civil Engineers
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