M6 interchange, view west, 14 February 1997
M6 interchange, view west (see all photos of the same view)
From the east, the interchange with the M6 appears to still have a lot of unfinished work. In the foreground, the embankments have been graded but no surface has yet been laid; on the viaduct and the bridge on the right work is now in progress to build parapets and guard rails.
Structure 4/4a/4c (M6 interchange bridges)
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