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18/09/2015
Students Develop 100ft Meccano Bridge In Belfast
Engineering students from Queen's University have developed a 100ft footbridge in Belfast, made entirely from Meccano.
Designed and built by a group of third year Civil Engineering students and local school children, the temporary Meccano bridge, which will span more than 100 feet across Belfast's Clarendon Dock, will be revealed on Saturday 19 September.
Around 11,000 pieces of Meccano were used to build the bridge, which weighs 600kg.
Representatives from Guinness World Records will be on site to confirm if the project to build a bridge entirely from Meccano has earned a Guinness World Record for the world's largest ever Meccano construction.
The project has received funding from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, AECOM, Meccano and Queen’s Annual Fund with technical support and advice from civil engineering contractors, McLaughlin and Harvey. Smyths Toys and Belfast Harbour will be supporting the event.
(CD/MH)
Designed and built by a group of third year Civil Engineering students and local school children, the temporary Meccano bridge, which will span more than 100 feet across Belfast's Clarendon Dock, will be revealed on Saturday 19 September.
Around 11,000 pieces of Meccano were used to build the bridge, which weighs 600kg.
Representatives from Guinness World Records will be on site to confirm if the project to build a bridge entirely from Meccano has earned a Guinness World Record for the world's largest ever Meccano construction.
The project has received funding from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, AECOM, Meccano and Queen’s Annual Fund with technical support and advice from civil engineering contractors, McLaughlin and Harvey. Smyths Toys and Belfast Harbour will be supporting the event.
(CD/MH)
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