Riley Green interchange, view south west, 10 January 1996
Riley Green interchange, view south west (see all photos of the same view)
The A674, in the foreground, has been diverted to its new and final course towards the new interchange. Its old course, to the left, has already been partly broken up.
Structure 20/20a (Riley Green interchange bridges)
A674 Chorley Road
A675 Bolton Road
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