2022 Engineering Encounters
Virtual Bridge Building Competition
Northeast Florida Middle and High School Students are invited to compete in a virtual competition, where students will learn a video-game like program to produce a virtual bridge!
Competition runs from
April 13th to May 13th, 2022
- Click here for the 2022 Local Contest Instructions
- Click here for the 2022 Submission instructions
- Click here to see your team’s ranking
If you have any questions, please email us at BridgeFL.ASCEFL.JaxBranch@gmail.com.
Important dates
- April 13 to May 13: Local competition timeframe. Students submit rolling submissions to the email BridgeFL.ASCEFL.JaxBranch@gmail.com
- May 13: Last day to submit a final bridge design for the local competition
- May 20: Virtual Awards Ceremony where we will announce final winners
- May 23 to May 27: Gift bags for every student and trophies for the local competition winners will be dropped off at schools
- May 27: Final day for local winners to decide if they want to go to statewide competition
- July 15: Statewide virtual competition will be held in Orlando, FL during the annual ASCE Florida Section Conference
- August: Cash prizes for state competition winners will be sent to students
Quick Facts about the Competition:
- The local competition is hosted by ASCE Jacksonville Branch. We will accept rolling submissions to the email BridgeFL.ASCEFL.JaxBranch@gmail.com until May 13th.
- For more general information about the Engineering Encounters competition, please visit the website https://www.asceflbridge.org/
- To download the bridge program software and for a video tutorial on how to use the program, please visit the website https://www.asceflbridge.org/software
- Students are allowed an unlimited number of bridge design submissions
- Teams are allowed at a maximum of 2 students per team
- Students are allowed to submit designs individually and without a team
- After April 13th, the competition rules will be posted on this website
- First place winners in the middle and high school categories will be invited to the statewide competition in July in Orlando, Florida
- Cash prizes are for first place winners in the middle school and high school category for the local competition
- Cash prizes are available for statewide winners as well
- Every student that participates and submits a bridge design will receive a gift bag from ASCE Jacksonville Branch as a thank you