Gorton Brook culvert, view west, 20 July 1995
Gorton Brook culvert, view west (see all photos of the same view)
This view is looking west from the culvert, but that structure is not actually visible. In the middle of the picture is Gorton Brook underpass, which is mostly complete, but awaiting the motorway embankment to be piled on top of it.
Date
20 July 1995
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
West
Structures visible
Structure 15 (Gorton Brook underbridge)
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