Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge, view east, 10 January 1996

Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge, view east (see all photos of the same view)

Between the canal and Riley Green interchange in the far distance, progress on laying out the road bed is now quite brisk. The deep cutting at Brimmicroft is virtually complete, but only a small part, in the distance, has been seeded and landscaped.

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Direction of view
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Structures visible

Structure 19 (Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge)

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