Built for the Institution of Civil Engineers the structure -almost the length of three double-decker buses – will be installed in the entrance hall of the Capital Building in Old Hall Street. Tony McDonough reports

With a span of 31 metres and a height of three metres the world’s largest LEGO bridge is coming to Liverpool.

Built for the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the structure will be installed in the entrance hall of the Capital Building in Old Hall Street in August.

Originally displayed at the ICE headquarters in Westminster, the bridge is almost the length of three double-decker buses.

More than 200,000 individual LEGO bricks weighing altogether three-quarters of a tonne will go into its construction.

The bridge will be installed on August 9 and 10 and will be opened to the public on August 11.

Darrell Matthews, North West Regional Director of the Institution of Civil Engineers, said: “It’s LEGO and it’s fun, but also some of the children who come to marvel at this bridge will perhaps start to think about becoming a civil engineer one day.

“And they may get the chance to build real bridges like the new Mersey Gateway, or roads, tunnels, railways, tramways, energy systems and all the other infrastructure that literally shapes the world.” 

Bill Addy, chief executive of the Liverpool BID Company, which represents the interests of 1,500 businesses in Liverpool city centre, and is key sponsor for the project, added:

“We didn’t hesitate in seizing this opportunity to host the amazing ICE world record LEGO bridge in the Commercial District.”