A multi-coloured footbridge has been built over a canal bed - and it's made out of giant-sized pieces of Meccano. The six-ton steel bridge in the Little Lever area of Bolton cost £90,000 to construct, using 400 pieces of oversized Meccano and 700 nuts and bolts. It is hoped that the project will kickstart a regeneration of the historic stretch of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal at Nob End. Scroll down for video Old-fashioned fun: The completed bridge now stands 1.3 metres high and spans 6.4m across the canal in Little Lever to Moses Gate Country Park Colourful story: Artist Liam Curtin said he wanted to reflect Bolton's engineering heritage
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Builders used 700 oversized nuts and bolts, which cost £18 each
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Each component is ten times bigger and heavier than regular-sized ones
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Artist Liam Curtin said he wanted to reflect Bolton's engineering heritage
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Two factories made the beams, nuts and bolts in the same style as a toy set
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Money for the art project came from a developer building homes nearby
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It gave the council money for the bridge as part of its planning permission
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