text: does anyone have a good design for a popsicle stick bridge. (how many lbs do u think it can hold?) thx? if you have the design or a website including this design...can you please provide it to me. build a truss bridge- use as many triangular shapes as possible, and laminate the popsicle-sticks on the top and bottom portions (to combat tensile and compression loads.  as far as how much load it will hold, i’m not sure of an exact number - but you will probably be surprised.  i built two popsicle-stick bridges in middle school, and they held upwards of 60lbs across a 24" span.  check out    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/truss_bridge   and   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/truss