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.

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

Structure 19a (Brimmicroft overbridge)

Structure 20/20a (Riley Green interchange bridges)

Roads visible

A674 Chorley Road

A675 Bolton Road

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.

Silver bullet

The Silvertown Tunnel is finally open for business. One question remains: what’s it for?

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