Sandy Lane overbridge, view west, 20 July 1995
Sandy Lane overbridge, view west (see all photos of the same view)
From this angle the foundation work for the bridge footing at Sandy Lane is clear, as is the depth of the new motorway cutting.
Date
20 July 1995
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
West
Structures visible
Structure 16 (Sandy Lane overbridge)
Roads visible
B5256 Sandy Lane
What's new
A bridge under troubled bridges
A bridge that was ruined by another bridge, and a type of highway planning beyond any of the UK’s worst nightmares.
The monster seen from below
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The road that made no sense
It was the UK's only single-carriageway motorway, and twenty years ago it ceased to exist. This is the story of the strange fascination it held, and of my place in history.
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Emergency Diversion Routes
Those funny black and yellow symbols are everywhere - and they might just get you back on track one day.
