Gorton Brook underbridge, view north, 12 January 1995

Gorton Brook underbridge, view north (see all photos of the same view)

A long concrete tunnel has been built across the future motorway line, shortly to be covered beneath an embankment. At the bottom left, Brindle Road remains open and a red car is moving along it, but the road is soon to be permanently closed and severed by the motorway.

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Direction of view
North
Structures visible

Structure 15 (Gorton Brook underbridge)

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Harry Yeadon

A civil engineer, working principally in the North West of England, responsible for many of the area's motorways.