A6 overbridge, view east 1, 16 October 1995
A6 overbridge, view east (see all photos of the same view)
Supports for the new A6 overbridge are complete and the first steel bridge spans are on site, though have not yet been lifted into place. Excavation of the motorway cutting is now clearly being held up by the diverted course of the A6, and cannot continue until the bridge is in service.
Structure 7 (A6 overbridge)
A6 Preston Road
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