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Penn State Student Stephen C. Balawajderlooks Wins “Guess the Weight of the Steel Bridge” Contest at 2010 IBC Conference
At the 2010 International Bridge Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) sponsored a contest, inviting attendees to use their best calculating skills to guess the pounds of steel in the short span bridge (pictured below) located in Del City, Oklahoma. The winning answer was submitted by Penn State student Stephen Balawajderlooks, with a guess of 123,456 lbs. The actual weight of the bridge is 177,626 lbs. Stephen is entering his senior year at PSU, studying for a degree in civil and structural engineering.
The 139-foot long, 24-foot wide Cambridge Truss bridge is made of self-weathering steel and has a five-foot sidewalk. The short span bridge was fabricated by U.S. Bridge and is owned by RCL Development.
About the Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance
The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) is the industry resource for information related
to short span steel bridges in North America. SSSBA’s objective is to provide essential information
to bridge owners and designers on the unique benefits, innovative designs, cost competitiveness,
and performance related to using steel in short span installations up to 140 feet in
length. Alliance members include bridge and culvert industry leaders, including manufacturers,
fabricators and representatives of related associations and government organizations. To learn
more visit www.shortspansteelbridges.org or email sssba@steel.org
.MEDIA CONTACT:
Dianne Newton-Shaw
dnshaw@placemakinggroup.com
510.496.2352, ext. 206
