Before we tested our bridge, we were both a bit nervous. We did not know what to expect. Our goal was for our bridge to easily pass and exceed the minimum load of 66 N. It was important to us that our bridge be able to withstand this load  because doing so would mean that our safety factor would be greater than 1.5, which is a baseline for what is acceptable in terms of safety. As we continued loading more force onto our bridge, we noticed it was holding up well. Once we noticed this, our nerves dissipated as everything appeared to be going smooth. Our course instructor provided a machine that created a graph with data, telling us the load, time, and final load amount before the bridge would break or have something else go wrong. As this went on, our bridge continued to perform better than we initially expected. It felt very satisfying to see a bridge we designed perform successfully and resist a max load of 122.69 N. We were very happy with our max load given that we were originally skeptical that our bridge would perform that well.

Although our bridge exceeded the minimum load requirements and our performance expectations, there were a few errors that may have hindered its ability to perform to its fullest. First, not all members were aligned with the bridge. Second, the bridge was not completely straight all the way through. Third, we did not allow the glue enough time to cure properly. Ultimately, difficulties with time management and aligning our schedules were a factor that kept us from adequately addressing these issues; nevertheless, we were highly pleased with our end result.