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| | Friday, 6 September, 2002, 17:48 GMT 18:48 UK New bridge boosts inner-city area  The �1.3m bridge is built in a horse-shoe shape A new landmark has appeared in Manchester as part of plans to regenerate a run down inner-city area. The �1.3m footbridge spans the busy Mancunian Way ring road linking the city centre with Hulme. It is hoped it will help improve Hulme and nearby Moss Side by encouraging more people to live there. The bridge, one of Europe's largest steel and timber structures, is the first structure of its kind to use a sustainable hardwood from Brazil, called Cumaru. | |   Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top England stories now: Links to more England stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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