The original wood bridge used by the students and local community

The original bridge used by the students and local community

Members of the Cal Poly volunteer team before departing for Tanzania

A rendering of the proposed replacement bridge designed by Cal Poly students

The town of Same seen from the foothills of the South Pare Mountains

The Cal Poly students get a guided tour of the Same Sunday Market from local guide Amana Kazoka

Cal Poly volunteers visit a spice vendor at the Same Sunday Market

The Cal Poly students make the trek from Same out to the site of the bridge

Some locals get cautiously curious about the newcomers in town

The Cal Poly students reach the existing bridge for the first time since arriving in Tanzania

Architectural engineering student Maja takes not of the ground conditions around the existing bridge

The Cal Poly students continue on and arrive at Majevu Primary School

Students at Majevu Primary School come out to greet their visitors

Majevu Primary School students pose for pictures outside of their classroom

Majevu Primary School students line up for morning assembly

Steel tubes for the new footbridge is delivered

Volunteer Rickey measures and marks a steel tube to be cut

Architectural engineering student Maja double checks measurements

Volunteer Rickey cuts a steel tube for the new footbridge

Architectural engineering student Erick (right) cuts a steel tube while his fellow students look on

Architecture student Marco (front) and local volunteer Joseph (rear) clean rust off of steel tubes

Mbesese build team member Ezekiel (left) and volunteer Rickey (right) prepare to begin welding

Volunteer Rickey (front) begins welding while architecture student Marco (rear) watches

Architecture student Marco (rear) tries his hand at welding while architectural engineering student Maja (front) waits for her turn

Mbesese build team member Ezekiel continues welding

Cal Poly students clear the construction site and begin digging new foundations

Architecture student Lauren greets Majevu Primary School students who have gathered after school to watch construction

Architectural engineering students Maja (left) and Karina (right) dig trenches for the new foundations

Majevu Primary School students hang out after school to watch the construction

A parent of a Majevu Primary School student lends a hand

Cal Poly volunteers work with the Mbesese build team to pour concrete for the new foundations

The Mbesese build team installs anchor bolts into one of the new foundations

Architectural engineering students Erick (left) and Maja (right) install anchor bolts into the other foundation

Architectural engineering students Jerry (right) and Erick (middle) and architecture students Chaomin prepare to transport scaffolding

Scaffolding is erected on site

Architectural engineering student Nicole takes a quick nap in a creative spot

Volunteers find the most comfortable place to take a break after a long day on site

Sunset on site with the scaffolding complete

Steel tubes for the new bridge are staged on site

It took the entire team to move hundreds of pounds of steel into place

Volunteer Rickey (right) and local volunteer Joseph (left) take a break and discuss the next lift