M6 interchange and Cuerden footbridge, view north, 14 February 1997

M6 interchange and Cuerden footbridge, view north (see all photos of the same view)

From this angle the M6/M65 interchange appears almost complete. A sign gantry is even in place in the foreground. Beyond, however, the sliproads linking to the A6 are not yet laid - their embankments are only just being completed.

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

Structure 4/4a/4c (M6 interchange bridges)

Structure 6a (Cuerden footbridge, M6)

Roads visible

M6 motorway

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