A49 underbridge, view south, 12 December 1997
A49 underbridge, view south (see all photos of the same view)
The bridge across the A49 can be seen here, along with the footbridge across the M6 that was built to move a footpath out of the way of the M6 interchange.
Structure 5 (A49 underbridge)
Structure 6a (Cuerden footbridge, M6)
A49 Wigan Road
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