View east from Marsh Lane to Leeds-Liverpool Canal, 12 December 1997
View east from Marsh Lane to Leeds-Liverpool Canal (see all photos of the same view)
Marsh Lane is at the bottom of this picture; beyond it are Marsh Farm, the Leeds-Liverpool Canal and Brimmicroft bridges. The M65 runs in a straight line for about a mile here.
Structure 17 (Marsh Lane overbridge)
Structure 17a (Marsh Farm overbridge)
Structure 19 (Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge)
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