Exhibit: Maumee River Crossing Bridge
This is a beautiful, state-of-the-art bridge currently being built over the
Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio. The beautiful cable-stayed design and the
lighted glass panels will add beauty to the Toledo waterfront. This model
will encompass the 1220-foot main span of the bridge, and will be suspended by
cables just like the real bridge. At more than thirteen feet long
and four feet high, this bridge seems at first glance to be complex
building project. However, the 260 segments that together form the main
span of the bridge are simple enough for even for hands that have never worked
with LEGO® bricks.
Hands-on opportunities with this project include building the segments
that make up the main span of the bridge and adding them to the bridge.
Learning opportunities with this project include the science of
cable-stayed bridges, the fascinating construction process involved, and the
mathematics of scale modeling.