Hill House Farm overbridge, view west, 16 October 1995
Hill House Farm overbridge, view west (see all photos of the same view)
Some progress has now been made at Hill House Farm, where two bridge abutments and a central pillar have been constructed. Their position puts the long cutting into better context and the width of the new motorway is easier to see.
Structure 16a (Hill House Farm overbridge)
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