View east from Brimmicroft footbridge to Riley Green, 14 February 1997
View east from Brimmicroft overbridge to Riley Green (see all photos of the same view)
This view shows the motorway from Brimmicroft (at the bottom) to the interface with contract 2. In the middle of the picture, Riley Green interchange is still a major work in progress.
Structure 19a (Brimmicroft overbridge)
Structure 20/20a (Riley Green interchange bridges)
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