Riley Green interchange, view north east, 10 January 1996
Riley Green interchange, view north east (see all photos of the same view)
In the foreground, the A674 Chorley Road has been switched to its new alignment approaching the new interchange, and its original course, heading slightly to the right, has been mostly broken up.
Structure 20/20a (Riley Green interchange bridges)
A674 Chorley Road
A675 Bolton Road
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