View east from Marsh Lane to Leeds-Liverpool Canal, 10 January 1995

View east from Marsh Lane to Leeds-Liverpool Canal (see all photos of the same view)

From this angle it's more obvious that Marsh Lane is now interrupting a cutting and construction of the bridge will enable the rest to be excavated. In the foreground, and in the far distance towards the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, two sections of the motorway now have a first course of tarmac laid.

Date
Direction of view
East
Structures visible

Structure 17 (Marsh Lane overbridge)

Structure 19 (Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge)

What's new

The sunlit uplands

On Saturday 31 May something historic happened. The Heads of the Valleys Road was finally complete.

Grand openings

Our much-loved Opening Booklets section has two new publications for you to explore, and we’re making some overdue changes to make them easier to find and easier to read.

Silver bullet

The Silvertown Tunnel is finally open for business. One question remains: what’s it for?

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