All the results are in from testing the trust bridges built by sixth-grade students in Dan Halland’s class. It would definitely seem there are some future engineers over at Highland Elementary School.
Mr. Halland said that the previous record for weight was about 150 lbs held by two previous bridges. The pair of Georgia Sanders and Jameson Alzalde blew past that mark Monday afternoon when their bridge finally collapsed with 177 lbs of weight.
The new record didn’t last long however as on Tuesday the bridge constructed by Naomi Olson and Madison Halland eclipsed the 200 lb mark collapsing with 205 lbs of weight.
Mr. Halland’s Class Truss Bridge Competition
| Bridge Type | Weight | Held | Competitors |
| Modified Brown Truss | 171.9 g | 34.8 lbs | Malakai Hansen Aaron Boreman |
| Modified Bailey Truss | 154.3 g | 99.7 lbs | Mariah Overgaard Riley Helgeson |
| Brown Truss | 187.2 g | 118.5 lbs | Carley Knutson Addy Pal |
| Warren/K Truss | 180.4 g | 123.5 lbs | Kaylie Clausen Grace Alexander |
| Brown Truss | 173.9 g | 71.0 lbs | Jaelyn Johnson Jack Everett |
| Warren/Whipple Truss | 175.9 g | 177.0 lbs | Georgia Sanders Jameson Alzalde |
| Allen/Brown Truss | 170.9 g | 52.6 lbs | Matthew Contreras Joey Nesseth |
| Allen Truss | 160.9 g | 114.4 lbs | Maya Aguilar Adrienne Olson |
| Through Truss | 119.1 g | 134.4 lbs | Kendra Overgaard Parker Kelly |
| Brown Truss | 170.5 g | 205.0 lbs | Naomi Olson Madison Halland |
| Howe Truss | 184.9 g | 147.2 lbs | Michael Bochow Samantha Sanchez |
| Brown Truss | 161.1 g | 117.0 lbs | Tessa Weber Ryan Street |
| Warren/Brown Truss | 160.5 g | 76.8 lbs | Bradyn Pederson Bryan Deleon |
| Bailey Truss | 172.1 g | 67.0 lbs | Addie Fee Brandon Colborn |
| Modified Bailey/Bowstring | 156.0 g | 57.6 lbs | Chase Larson Lucas Hall |
Students in Mrs. Scholler’s class will test their bridges Wednesday and Mrs. Stegman’s class will test their bridges on Friday.
