M6 interchange and Cuerden footbridge, view north, 12 January 1995
M6 interchange and Cuerden footbridge, view north (see all photos of the same view)
The new Cuerden footbridge is in the foreground, with the older one it's replacing in the middle of the picture. The M6 interchange with the A6 is in the distance. Eventually its south-facing sliproads will be linked with the new M65 junction.
Structure 4/4a/4c (M6 interchange bridges)
Structure 6a (Cuerden footbridge, M6)
A6 Preston Road
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