A6 overbridge, view north, 29 April 1996
A6 overbridge, view north (see all photos of the same view)
After making slow progress, in the last three months the bridge has suddenly been almost completed. The deck is now in place and work is in progress on the approaches and parapets.
Structure 7 (A6 overbridge)
A6 Preston Road
What's new
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Harry Yeadon
A civil engineer, working principally in the North West of England, responsible for many of the area's motorways.
