Brindle Road overbridge, view west, 12 January 1995
Brindle Road overbridge, view west (see all photos of the same view)
The bridge deck is now partially complete on Brindle Road overbridge. This structure was a high priority in the early part of the project so that the existing Brindle Road bridge, on the left, could be demolished, making way for one of the bridges of the M61 interchange.
Structure 10a (Brindle Road overbridge, M61)
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