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.

Date
Direction of view
North
Structures visible

Structure 15 (Gorton Brook underbridge)

What's new

The sunlit uplands

On Saturday 31 May something historic happened. The Heads of the Valleys Road was finally complete.

Grand openings

Our much-loved Opening Booklets section has two new publications for you to explore, and we’re making some overdue changes to make them easier to find and easier to read.

Silver bullet

The Silvertown Tunnel is finally open for business. One question remains: what’s it for?

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