M6 interchange and Cuerden footbridge, view north, 20 July 1995
M6 interchange and Cuerden footbridge, view north (see all photos of the same view)
The new Cuerden footbridge is seen at the bottom of this picture, already finished and in use. The old bridge that it replaced was in the middle of the future interchange and has already been demolished.
Date
20 July 1995
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
North
Structures visible
Structure 4/4a/4c (M6 interchange bridges)
Structure 6a (Cuerden footbridge, M6)
Roads visible
M6 motorway
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