A team of seven North Dakota State University civil engineering students won the 15th annual National Student Steel Bridge competition held May 27 at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
NDSU is the only school in the nation to win the competition more than once, with previous championships in 1995, 2002 and 2004.
The winning bridge was approximately 22 feet long and 5 feet, 6 inches tall at its highest point. Weighing only 187 pounds itself, the bridge was required to carry a load of 2,500 pounds.
The team consisted of students Nathan Hoffman, Bruan Lintgen, Ben Kuisle, Mike Lawrence, Eric Fosmo, Dave Adams and Scott Harpole, members of the NDSU chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers.