M61 interchange and Brindle Road overbridge, view south, 29 April 1996

M61 interchange and Brindle Road overbridge, view south (see all photos of the same view)

This wider view shows not just the new interchange, but also the significant work along the sides of the M61 to extend the existing motorway embankment to support the new sliproads to the junction.

Date
Direction of view
South
Structures visible

Structure 10a (Brindle Road overbridge, M61)

Structure 14/14a (M61 interchange bridges)

Roads visible

M61 motorway

What's new

The sunlit uplands

On Saturday 31 May something historic happened. The Heads of the Valleys Road was finally complete.

Grand openings

Our much-loved Opening Booklets section has two new publications for you to explore, and we’re making some overdue changes to make them easier to find and easier to read.

Silver bullet

The Silvertown Tunnel is finally open for business. One question remains: what’s it for?

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Sir James Drake

County Surveyor and Bridgemaster for Lancashire in the 1950s and 60s, Drake was instrumental in the motorway revolution.