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Toothpick Arch Bridge

January 29, 2009 by razokylava

I just completed a new toothpick bridge that’s quite different than my last one. It’s an arch made from curved trusses, formed once again with toothpicks and wood glue. This one won’t be tested either (sorry!) because it was made for a friend who creates custom action figure dioramas. But I designed the bridge to have the highest ratio of maximum load to bridge weight and some ad hoc tests made me pretty optimistic

Categories Examples Tags arch bridge, reader submitted, toothpick bridges, warren truss 1 Comment

Toothpick Suspension Bridge

April 5, 2024January 5, 2009 by razokylava

I just finished this bridge a few days ago after working on it on and off for 3 months. It’s a cable stayed bridge design made with standard round toothpicks and wood glue.
The bridge is 31 inches long and just under 20 inches tall. The main road truss is 2 inches by 2 inches, constructed of beams of laminated toothpicks.

Categories Examples Tags reader submitted, suspension bridge, toothpick bridges 27 Comments

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