The deadline for students to enter the 2025 West Virginia Bridge Design & Build Contest is this Friday, Feb. 28.
Hosted by the West Virginia Department of Transportation for more than 25 years, the contest invites middle and high school students to design the lowest cost bridge using bridge design software.
Students in grades 6-12 attending a West Virginia public, private, or home school can compete individually or in teams of two. All individuals/teams must register at https://wvbridgedesignandbuildcontest.com/register/.
For teams of two, the team captain should be the only one to register. Students must include the contact information for themselves, their parents, and their teacher.
All bridge design files must be uploaded to this website to officially enter the contest. All contest and event updates will also be provided on the website.
The top 25 designs will be invited to participate in the finals and design a balsa wood bridge at the West Virginia University Institute of Technology Campus in Beckley.
“It has been wonderful to watch students try their hand at engineering bridges and stay with the contest throughout their middle and high school years,” said Jennifer Dooley of WVDOT’s Public Relations Division, in a press release. “We have witnessed students tell us they went to college because of the contest, and that’s very rewarding.”