View west from M61 towards Tramway Lane, 14 February 1997

View west from M61 towards Tramway Lane (see all photos of the same view)

The motorway carriageways have been surfaced on the approach to the viaduct, but there is not yet a surface on the viaduct itself. It looks likely the right-hand side (from this perspective) will be done first, as the haul road through the site is running on the left.

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

Structure 14/14a (M61 interchange bridges)

Roads visible

M61 motorway

Walton Summit Motorway

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The sunlit uplands

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