Brimmicroft footbridge, view north west, 16 October 1995

Brimmicroft overbridge, view north west (see all photos of the same view)

The cutting and the road bed it carries are now in a well advanced state. Foundations for Brimmicroft overbridge have been formed, and on the left, a strip of land adjacent to the motorway has been fenced off, where tracks leading to the new bridge will run.

Date
Direction of view
North West
Structures visible

Structure 19a (Brimmicroft overbridge)

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