VIDEO: Make a sturdy paper bridge

The roadway of the stable paper bridge

1. First, fold 2 A4 sheets of paper in half lengthways and then in half again so that 4 layers are now on top of each other. If you also glue these layers together, you will achieve greater stability.
2. Divide a third A4 sheet of paper lengthways into 4 equal strips. These strips and the processed strips from the previous step should now have the same width for a stable paper bridge.
3. Now fold the strips in a zigzag like an accordion as evenly as possible.
4. In the next step you connect all parts of the roadway of your stable paper bridge. A thick strip from instruction point 1 forms the basis. Glue the zigzag strips onto it one after the other. The second sturdy strip of paper comes on top.
5. If you want a curved paper bridge, lay the still damp roadway a little hollow, when the glue dries a curve will result.


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You may find it difficult to pin the zigzag strip between the other two strips. Alternatively, make many small rolls of paper that you glue close to each other between the sturdy paper strips.

Support structure of the stable paper bridge

1. Use rolls of toilet paper or kitchen paper for the support structure. You can wrap this with colored paper. On the one hand, this makes them even more stable, and on the other hand, the bridge piers of your paper bridge don't look so dreary.
2. With different lengths of the paper rolls, you can vary the height of the sturdy paper bridge and support the curvature in a stable manner.
3. With the help of paper strips you stick the roadway of your paper bridge onto the paper rolls. Or you can cut the top edge of the rolls at regular intervals and bend an adhesive edge.