Bridge

This is the bridge that was used for the final competition.

View of the cross section.

View from the side.

     Our bridge was constructed of 773 Knex pieces. The total cost reached $876,500.00. The bridge finally gave out at 102.6 lbs. Failure was dude to a gusset plate snapping. We believed that failure would occur at the center because this is where the weight is centered and this was the location of the broken gusset plate. The cost per weight ratio came to $8,542.88 per pound.