The bridge fabrication is complete! After spending lots of time in the shop over winter break and at the beginning of this semester, the team has finally finished the last welds and assembled the bridge. The site plan has also been laid out in the building and will be used by the team to practice construction techniques. Fabrication went as expected and minimal redesign was necessary throughout the process. In the next few weeks the team plans to load the bridge and simulate the competition. This will ensure that the bridge will perform optimally on competition day. Additionally, the bridge will be painted within the month as well as attaching the name plate. Overall the team is very pleased with the bridge and owes many thanks to machine shop head Joe Zanetti. Stay tuned to the results of the loading test and the painted bridge!