36th Annual
Toothpick Bridge Competition
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Links to Related Sites
Other Toothpick Bridge Competitions
Japanese College Competition
(The translation to English is not perfect, but the concepts and photos may be helpful)
Bridge Design - Trusses
Truss Design
- A good, simple discussion of how and why trusses are used
Truss Types
- description and pictures of several commonly used bridge trusses
More Bridge Trusses
- another page of pictures
Bridge Design - Other
West Point Bridge Design Contest
- Includes software to design a virtual bridge
Godden Structural Engineering Slide Library
(Pictures and descriptions of real bridges)