Riley Green interchange, view north east, 29 April 1996
Riley Green interchange, view north east (see all photos of the same view)
The focus of work at Riley Green is the missing bridge on the right, but progress has also been made on landscaping the old course of the A674, in the foreground, and laying out parts of the new roundabout.
Structure 20/20a (Riley Green interchange bridges)
A674 Chorley Road
A675 Bolton Road
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