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The 12th Annual Mahoning Valley Miniature Bridge Building Competition was be held at Youngstown State University on Monday, March 2, 2020.  MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!   

30 teams from 16 area high school competed in the 2019 event.

The view a list of results for this year's competition, click the Documents Tab.

If you have any questions regarding participation or sponsorship, please contact Anna Gasser at anna@mvmbbc.org or agasser@msconsultants.com.
event Synopsis:  During the morning of the event, students will construct their bridges on site within the specified time according to competition specifications.  After allowing for lunch and glue drying time, the bridges will be judged to meet design criteria and then load tested until the structure fails.  The winning bridge will be chosen based on meeting the design criteria and the most efficient load carrying capacity to structure weight ratio.  Other awards will also be presented for various aspects of civil engineering.
Award Determinations (2019 Winners):

  • 1st Place in efficiency: Ursuline High School, Team 2 (Angelina Sabatino, Kaylee Ray, Hailey Kerstetter)
          The bridge weight divided by the load carried (highest rating)
  • 2nd Place in efficiency:  Lowellville High School, Team 1 (Joe Ballone, Bryan Harris, Jake Rotz)
          The bridge weight divided by the load carried (2nd highest rating)
  • The Wade Harvey Design Award: Lowellville High School, Team 1 (Joe Ballone, Bryan Harris, Jake Rotz)
          The bridge with the most complex design (rated 1-10), aesthetically pleasing (rated 1-10), carries a 60 lbs. load (rated 1-10 off the 60 lbs mark) and its
          efficiency rating totaled.
  • The Richard A. Marsico Aesthetic Award: Lowellville High School, Team 2 (Dakota Jones, Vinnie Kacir, Daylan David)
          Combination of architecture and craftsmanship into an enhancing, pleasing structure
  • Best Teamwork Award: Jackson-Milton High School (Elena Jones, Brandon Thomas)
          Comprised of the ability of the team members to work in unison
  • Most Improved School Award:  Hubbard High School, Team 2 (Tommy Wess, Dom Cheffo, Lexi Flowers)
          The school with the highest average efficiency increase from the previous year (calculated averaging either 1 or 2 teams that attended last year)
  • Most Weight Carried Award:  Ursuline High School, Team 2 (224.18 lbs.)
          The bridge that carries the highest load regardless of the bridge weight