View west from Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge to Sandy Lane, 14

View west from Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge to Sandy Lane (see all photos of the same view)

A long length of the westbound carriageway is surfaced and has road markings in place; the eastbound carriageway is also mostly in place across the canal but not yet at the same stage. In the distance, the bridges at Marsh Farm and Sandy Lane are almost complete, while at Marsh Lane the new bridge is in use.

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

Structure 16 (Sandy Lane overbridge)

Structure 17 (Marsh Lane overbridge)

Structure 17a (Marsh Farm overbridge)

Structure 19 (Leeds-Liverpool Canal 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.

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