We are pleased to be hosting the 2024 Bridge Competition in-person at the Chase Center in Wilmington, DE.

• April 25th Competition Day
• April 17th Proposals Due by 5pm

Please feel free to contact us about any other outreach activities you may have planned. Our engineers will gladly speak to students about bridges, engineering, or STEM in general. Contact information can be found at the bottom of this page.

Chase Center on the Riverfront
815 Justison St.
Wilmington, DE 19801

We are taking a different approach with registration for this year’s competition. In an attempt to simplify and streamline the process, teachers will fill out the registration by clicking the link below. The link will open a new tab where schools can register each of their participating students and teams. Teachers will be able to register all participating students/teams by simply filling out the appropriate information on the site. If you have any questions in regards to registration, please reach out to Nicholas Dean (contact information provided below).

Bridge Design Competition Registration

Given the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, we've decided to reduce the three groups of competition grades into two, middle school and high school. Please refer to the competition guidelines for further information.

• 2024 7th and 8th Grade Bridge Competition Guidelines
• 2024 9th and 10th Grade Bridge Competition Guidelines
• 2024 11th and 12th Grade Bridge Competition Guidelines
• Supplies Provided
  • Balsa Wood
  • Super Glue
• *See Guidelines for Items Specific to Your Design/Build Challenge*
• Awards
  • Top 3 finishers at EACH grade-level will receive scholarship money donated by the Delaware Bridge Design Competition Sponsors.
  • All Participants will receive:
    • Participation Medals
    • MetalEarth 3-D Bridge Model
    • Assorted DelDOT gear

If you are a junior or senior in high school and are specifically interested in an internship position with The Delaware Department of Transportation Bridge Design section, please contact Sean Weaver sean.weaver@delaware.gov   for more information.

Internship Application

• Software
  The resources provided below are designed to help aid with the use of the software provided for the competition. If these resources do not help to answer your questions, it is highly recommended that you search for the topic in question on YouTube. YouTube provides many helpful step-by-step tutorials for all of the software offered by the competition.
  • Computer Aided Drafting
    Autodesk provides free educational access to their software for students and educators who are eligible. Below is a list of recommended software provided by Autodesk to aid in the creation of 2D drawings. A guide on how to gain access to the Autodesk education portal to download their software is also included. If your school already has another drafting software (ie. Powerdraft) and would prefer to use it, that is acceptable.
    • Software Guidelines
      • Getting Access to Autodesk Education Portal
      • Fusion 360
        • Getting Started with Fusion 360
        • Example Drawings
      • AutoCAD
        • Getting Started with AutoCAD
        • Example Drawings
      • Online Tutorials
        • Learning Courses | Autodesk
        • Fusion 360 Help | Self-paced learning for Fusion 360 | Autodesk
• Learn more about the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
• West Point Bridge Designer
• Proposals
  • The following proposals are examples of past teams that have performed well in the proposal portion of the competition. All work submitted in the competition MUST be the student’s and team’s own work. It is strongly encouraged to add additional pertinent information to proposals. This will add substance to the proposal report and result in a higher score.
  
  
  • JNM Engineering - Caravel Academy Proposal
  • Shockwave - CR High School Proposal
  • The Powerpuff Girls - MOT Charter Proposal
• Presentation
  • Example PowerPoint
  • Example Presentations
    • DelDOT Bridge Competition Presentation

The 2024 Bridge Competition will be held in-person this year. Refer to this tab for further updates

• April 25th - In-person Competition Day
• April 17th - Proposals Due by 5pm

This year’s competition will be held at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington

Chase Center on the Riverfront
815 Justison St.
Wilmington, DE 19801