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      Watch the bridges come crashing down on March 4 at Penn State York

      Competition sponsored by the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers

      Watch the breaking of the bridges during the annual Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE) Bridge Building Competition on Saturday, March 4 at Penn State York, in the Community Room of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center. About 30-40 bridges from high school students throughout the area are expected, with the competition beginning at 2 p.m. Spectators are invited to attend and watch as the bridges are tested and destroyed. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

      YORK, Pa. — Watch the bridges come crashing down during the annual Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE) Bridge Building Competition on Saturday, March 4, at Penn State York. The competition begins at 2 p.m. in the Community Room of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center. The bridges are built ahead of time and brought to the competition. Bridge registration is from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Spectators are invited to attend and watch as the bridges are destroyed.

      The event, sponsored by the Lincoln Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society for Professional Engineers, offers high school students a chance to construct a bridge and then test it to see how strong it is. Trophies and cash prizes are awarded to the top three winners and each participant receives a T-shirt.

      For additional details on this event or to pick-up a bridge kit, please contact Tim Koppenhaver at 717-632-8240, Ext. 3510, or tkoppenhaver@conewago.com. This program is free and open to the public. Visit www.pspe.org/lincoln/lincoln.shtml and click on events for more information.
       

      Last Updated March 3, 2017

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