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

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