View west from Tramway Lane underbridge, 14 February 1997

View west from Tramway Lane underbridge (see all photos of the same view)

Between Tramway Lane (in the foreground) and the A6 London Road (in the distance), work started relatively late as more complex parts of the project were prioritised. There is still no graded road bed here, but several sign gantries have already been installed.

Date
14 February 1997 (see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
West
Structures visible

Structure 7 (A6 overbridge)

Structure 8 (Tramway Lane underbridge)

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