View east from Marsh Lane to Leeds-Liverpool Canal, 20 July 1995
View east from Marsh Lane to Leeds-Liverpool Canal (see all photos of the same view)
The earthworks carrying the road along this stretch are the most advanced part of the work visible here. In the middle distance, towards the canal bridge, one of the embankment slopes has actually now been grassed over, suggesting it is finished completely - seemingly the first on the whole stretch to be done.
Structure 17 (Marsh Lane overbridge)
Structure 19 (Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge)
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