M61 interchange, wide view north, 16 October 1995
M61 interchange, wide view north (see all photos of the same view)
The new viaduct across the M61 is progressing well, but work on the rest of the interchange is now held up by the old Brindle Road bridge, beyond the viaduct, which needs to be demolished before the new bridge to carry the roundabout can be built.
Structure 10a (Brindle Road overbridge, M61)
Structure 14/14a (M61 interchange bridges)
M61 motorway
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