As the Fall semester came to a close, the full shipment of materials had arrived in the machine shop. Over the course of winter break, the team spent over three weeks working on the fabrication of the bridge. The first step was to cut all of the materials down to the size specified in our working drawings. Each piece was finished and filed down as to be able to interact with one another smoothly. The two bridge supports were first set in place, and then tack welded to maintain its position. The same process was completed with the truss members and the lateral bracing. Holes were drilled where necessary and checked to make sure they would adequately hold members together. It was crucial to ensure members were level and interacting as expected throughout the fabrication process. The final steps are to finish weld the bridge, and ensure that there were no mistakes made. Going forward we plan on testing the bridge, practicing the construction process, and making any improvements that we see fit.