Bamber Bridge roundabout, view north, 16 October 1995
Bamber Bridge roundabout, view north (see all photos of the same view)
The link road to the M65, at the bottom of the picture, is substantially complete. Dualling work on the A6 at the top of the picture is yet to get fully under way.
Date
16 October 1995
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
North
Roads visible
A582 Lostock Lane
A6 Preston Road
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