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2025 ASCE Upstate 4th Grade Popsicle Stick Bridge Event

March 8 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Join us at the Greenville Convention Center for the 2025 ASCE Upstate 4th Grade Popsicle Stick Bridge Event. The ASCE SC Upstate Branch has been hosting the Popsicle Bridge Event since 2009. The event was started by the Upstate Branch members and the Greenville County Challenge Program teachers. The Challenge program includes students that achieve high scores on academic testing. This classroom unit and event was created to help them learn more about math, science, and engineering in a fun and practical way. The students spend approximately 3 months in the classroom learning about bridge design and the challenges of creating a strong, yet lightweight bridge which is essential in today’s real world scenarios of cost efficient design. The 4th grade students construct their bridges with popsicle sticks and white craft glue and must adhere to certain constraints regarding height, length, width, and weight. The bridges are then brought to the event for final weigh-in and testing to conclude the lesson.

Event held: Woodside Conference Center

Parking off Eisenhower Drive

For more information: Popsicle Bridge Event – ASCE UPSTATE SC

Details

Date:
March 8
Time:
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Website:
https://www.asceupstate.com/popsicle-bridge-event.html

General Directions

(15 minutes)

Travel I-85 South Exit 51, I-385 North, toward downtown Greenville Exit 40-B, North Pleasantburg Drive (SC-291 South) Left on Tower Drive

(Approx. 2.5 hours)

Travel I-85 North Exit 46, Augusta Road/ Pleasantburg Drive (SC-291 North) Merge onto South Pleasantburg Drive (SC-291 North) Right on Tower Drive

(Approx. 2 hours)

Travel I-85 South Exit 51, I-385 North, toward downtown Greenville Exit 40-B, North Pleasantburg Drive (SC-291 South) Left on Tower Drive

(Approx. 1.5 hours) Travel I-26 West, toward Greenville/Spartanburg Exit 51, I-385 North, toward Greenville Exit 40-B, North Pleasantburg Drive (SC-291 South) Left on Tower Drive
(Approx. 1.5 hours) Travel I-26 East toward Hendersonville Exit #54, US 25 toward Greenville Follow US 276 East (Poinsett Hwy.) Turn left onto Hwy. 291 (this becomes Pleasantburg Drive) Left on Tower Drive