Brimmicroft footbridge, view north west, 10 January 1996
Brimmicroft overbridge, view north west (see all photos of the same view)
Foundation work for the bridge appears to be complete, and a mobile crane is lifting sections of shuttering into place so that concrete can be poured on the north abutment.
Date
10 January 1996
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
North West
Structures visible
Structure 19a (Brimmicroft overbridge)
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