M61 interchange, view west, 17 July 1996

M61 interchange, view west (see all photos of the same view)

The course of the whole motorway west from the M61 to its terminus at Bamber Bridge can be seen here. In the foreground, kerblines now mark out the shape of the interchange and its sliproads.

Date
Direction of view
West
Structures visible

Structure 14/14a (M61 interchange bridges)

Roads visible

M61 motorway

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