History

The first steel bridge competition was held in 1987 in Michigan. It was a local affair that eventually spread to other ASCE student conferences. The first National competition was held in 1992. Within a few years, the event became one of the premier civil engineering student competitions in the United States. Now, ASCE student groups from Canada and Mexico participate regularly as well as other nations who periodically participate.

Professor Frank Hatfield has been involved in the competition from it's inception and presented a six-minute history of the event at the 2006 National competition. It is well worth the read!

Over the years, record keeping has also improved. The following table includes the rules and results as available in our archives.

Year	Champion	Host	Rules & Results
1992	Michigan State University	Michigan State University	------
1993	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Southern Polytech	------
1994	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	San Diego State University	------
1995	North Dakota State University	University of Florida	------
1996	University of Alaska Anchorage	SUNY Buffalo	------
1997	University of Florida	Cal Poly Pomona	------
1998	University of Southwestern Louisiana	Colorado State University	------
1999	University of Nevada - Reno	University of Alaska Anchorage	------
2000	California State University - Chico	Texas A&M University, College Station	------
2001	Clemson University	Clemson University	Rules
2002	North Dakota State University	University of Wisconsin, Madison	Rules
2003	University of Michigan	San Diego State University	Rules, Nat'l
2004	North Dakota State University	Colorado School of Mines	Rules, Nat'l
2005	University of California, Davis	University of Central Florida	Rules, Nat'l
2006	North Dakota State University	University of Utah	Rules, Nat'l
2007	North Dakota State University	California State University - Northridge	Rules, Nat'l
2008	University of California, Berkeley	University of Florida	Rules, Nat'l
2009	SUNY Canton	University of Nevada Las Vegas	Rules, Nat'l, Regional
2010	North Dakota State University	Purdue University	Rules, Nat'l, Regional
2011	Lakehead University	Texas A&M University, College Station	Rules, Nat'l Results, Nat'l Data, Conf. Results
2012	University of California, Berkeley	Clemson University	Rules, Nat'l, Conf. Results
May 2013	Maybe You???	University of Washington	Rules, Nat'l, Conf. Results