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Little footbridge
9 pieces · 5 steps
A small footbridge with two solid supports, a flat deck and side rails. Nine pieces make a path for imaginary visitors.
Before you build
Match the shapes
Compare each part with its picture and count its rows of studs. A square brick has two rows of two studs; a long brick has two rows of four. Use the full parts list for the exact shapes and quantities.
Follow the colours
Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Colour names in the steps refer to the pictures. Keep contrasting colours where they help you recognise the model.
Count the studs
The bumps on top are called studs. Count them when a step asks for a gap or an overhang. Put the build on a flat surface and keep its front facing the same way as in the pictures.
Add a little at a time
New pieces keep their colour in each step. Earlier pieces look lighter so you can see what has changed. Each list tells you exactly what to add.
Build together
An adult can read the steps while a child finds the pieces. The counts are for this one model. For two models to stay built, add their parts lists together.
You will need one 4 × 8 plate and four 1 × 2 double-height wall bricks, as well as four 2 × 4 bricks.
The centre path is two studs wide. This is a footbridge for pretend play; it is not sized for the library’s wheeled vehicles.
Gather pieces
Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Choose your own colours for the same parts; changing a part’s shape is a different substitution.
A wheeled base counts as one complete part, including its attached wheels.
1 × Base plate (4 × 8 studs)
Cream
Part 4672a
4 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs)
Brown
Part 3011
4 × Wall brick (1 × 2 studs, double height)
Brown
Part 4066b
Shape-only checklist
- 1 × Base plate (4 × 8 studs)
- 4 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs)
- 4 × Wall brick (1 × 2 studs, double height)
Total: 9 pieces
Build
STEP 1 OF 5
Set two brown 2 × 4 bricks across the table, parallel to one another. Leave four clear rows of studs between them.
Add these pieces
- 2 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs) (Brown)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 2 OF 5
Put another brown 2 × 4 brick directly on each support. Each support is now two bricks high.
Add these pieces
- 2 × Long brick (2 × 4 studs) (Brown)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 3 OF 5
Join the supports with the cream 4 × 8 plate. Its two end rows sit on each support, and its outside edges line up with them.
Add these pieces
- 1 × Base plate (4 × 8 studs) (Cream)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 4 OF 5
Make the left rail with two brown 1 × 2 double-height wall bricks, end to end on the outside column. Leave two rows clear at each end of the deck.
Add these pieces
- 2 × Wall brick (1 × 2 studs, double height) (Brown)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
STEP 5 OF 5
Make the matching rail on the right edge. Leave the middle two columns open as a path across the bridge.
Add these pieces
- 2 × Wall brick (1 × 2 studs, double height) (Brown)
Earlier pieces are lighter in the picture.
READY TO PLAY
Your little story
Lay the bridge over a paper stream.
Walk a finger along the centre path.
Tell a story about who is crossing the bridge.
Sources and credits
Original assembly. Part geometry adapted from the LDraw Parts Library; attribution and source notices retained. Colours are illustrative.
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