View east from Marsh Lane to Leeds-Liverpool Canal, 16 October 1995

View east from Marsh Lane to Leeds-Liverpool Canal (see all photos of the same view)

Progress on earthworks on this length of the project has been rapid in the last few months. Between Marsh Farm and Riley Green, not only are embankments complete and faced with newly-seeded grass, but the road bed is now forming on long lengths.

Date
Direction of view
East
Structures visible

Structure 17 (Marsh Lane overbridge)

Structure 19 (Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge)

What's new

Grand openings

Our much-loved Opening Booklets section has two new publications for you to explore, and we’re making some overdue changes to make them easier to find and easier to read.

Silver bullet

The Silvertown Tunnel is finally open for business. One question remains: what’s it for?

Skid Risk, Accident, Fog

For the first time, we can share pictures of the pioneering experiment that lit up the Worcestershire countryside with enormous signs 61 years ago.

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