2024 Denver Gingerbread Bridge Competition
2024 Denver Competition will be on November 15
The Structural Engineer’s Association of Colorado Young Member Group welcomes you to the official website of the Gingerbread Bridge Competition. Each year architects, engineers, contractors and students gather in Denver to bake and break gingerbread bridges in hopes of taking home the coveted Gingerbread Cup!
A Special Thank You to the 2024 Sponsors:
Past Winners
Recap of the 2023 Gingerbread Bridge Competition:
- 23 teams competed
- 2 homeschool teams competed
- 9 middle/high school teams competed
- 7 college teams competed
- 5 professional teams competed
Architectural Design Results
- 1st Place: SW Plaza Pedestrian Bridge (Dakota Ridge High School)
- 2nd Place: A Gouda Bridge (Green Mountain Area Homeschoolers)
- 3rd Place: The Nightmare Before Bridgemas (JVA)
People’s Choice
- 1st Place: The Nightmare Before Bridgemas(JVA)
- 2nd Place: A Gouda Bridge (Green Mountain Area Homeschoolers)
- 3rd Place: The Batcave (Wallace Design Collective)
- 4th Place: The Queen of Hearts (Sky View Academy)
Structural Design
- 1st Place: The Al Dente Overpass (Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates)
- Total Load = 1002.45 lbs
- Strength-to-Weight Ratio = 49.14
- 2nd Place: Cliff Hanger (Anchor Engineering)
- Total Load = 519.65 lbs
- Strength-to-Weight Ratio = 45.19
- 3rd Place: The Nightmare Before Bridgemas(JVA)
- Total Load = 838.78 lbs
- Strength-to-Weight Ratio = 28.73
- Honorable Mention: A Gouda Bridge (Green Mountain Area Homeschoolers)
- Total Load = 455.90 lbs
- Strength-to-Weight Ratio = 25.33