Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge, view south, 16 October 1995
Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge, view south (see all photos of the same view)
The new bridge is now substantially complete, though work continues on the parapets, guard rails and retaining walls to either side. The temporary bridge that crossed the canal at the far side has now been dismantled.
Structure 19 (Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge)
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