Students rank highly at national bridge competition

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

A civil and environmental engineering student team achieved the University of Waterloo’s best-ever result at Canada's premier steel bridge building competition.

Waterloo’s steel bridge team received third-place national and fourth-place overall honours at the Canadian National Steel Bridge Competition (CNSBC) in early May. Over 13 teams competed, including three international teams from Puerto Rico, Mexico and Japan.

The annual competition, hosted this year at Western University, requires participating students to build, tear down and then erect their bridges for a second time during the four-day event.

Hosted in partnership with Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, CNSBC aims to provide participants with design and management experience, an opportunity to learn fabrication processes and build their professional networks. 

Waterloo steel bridge competition team

Waterloo's steel bridge student team received the University of Waterloo's best-ever result at the 2023 Canadian National Steel Bridge Competition in early May.