Gorton Brook culvert, view west, 17 July 1996
Gorton Brook culvert, view west (see all photos of the same view)
Looking west from Gorton Brook, the underpass is now complete and carries a finished embankment. One pillar for a sign gantry has been installed in what will eventually be the central reservation; a pit has been dug for the foundation of another.
Structure 10a (Brindle Road overbridge, M61)
Structure 14/14a (M61 interchange bridges)
Structure 15 (Gorton Brook underbridge)
M61 motorway
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