View west from Marsh Lane to Sandy Lane, 10 January 1996

View west from Marsh Lane to Sandy Lane (see all photos of the same view)

Foundations for Marsh Lane bridge can be seen in the foreground; in the middle of the picture the barest start has been made on Marsh Farm bridge. Between there and Sandy Lane, in the distance, a first course of tarmac has been laid on one of the motorway carriageways.

Date
Direction of view
West
Structures visible

Structure 17 (Marsh Lane overbridge)

Structure 17a (Marsh Farm overbridge)

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