Rick Erickson, Bayfield High School
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Mr. Erickson's students build toothpick bridges each year and compete at the American Society of Civil Engineers Duluth Chapter Toothpick Bridge Contest at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
Students design their bridges and then carefully assemble the bridge. (Anthony Schultz: Two-Time Strongest Bridge Champion - 2014 and 2012)
Dane Hauser won the Strongest Bridge Contest 3 times!!! 
In this photo Thomas Montgomery is suspended in a garbage can from one of Dane's bridges!!
Kenneth Morris holding his 2013 Aerial Lift Bridge and Lee Schultz holding his Nike bridge. Kenneth won the 2012 Most Aesthetically Pleasing Bridge Contest.

BAYFIELD'S PARADE OF CHAMPIONS

Bayfield students have regularly won each of the three categories at the Duluth contest. (1st place years listed below.)
STRONGEST BRIDGE
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2012
  • 2009
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • 2004
  • 2003
  • 2001
  • 2000
  • 1999
  • 1998
  • 1997
  • 1996
  • 1995
LIGHTEST TO HOLD 10 KG
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2009
  • 2003
  • 1999
  • 1997
Bayfield holds the contest record for both the Strongest Bridge and the Lightest Bridge to Hold 10 kg.
* Stongest Bridge - 1997 - 267 lbs
(Hans Dahl, Bruce Halvorson)
*Lightest Bridge - 2011 - 25 g
(Ellie and Emily Hoopman)
MOST AESTHETICALLY PLEASING
  • 2012
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2006
  • 2005
  • 2003
  • 2002
  • 2001
  • 1998
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