Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge, view north, 29 April 1996

Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge, view north (see all photos of the same view)

Work continues on the parapets of the canal bridge. Unlike other bridges carrying the new motorway, this bridge has concrete parapets. Some small sections of these low walls can be seen on the edges of the bridge; others are still to be poured.

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Direction of view
North
Structures visible

Structure 19 (Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge)

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