Gorton Brook culvert, view west, 3 April 1995
Gorton Brook culvert, view west (see all photos of the same view)
The new culvert is at the bottom of the picture and appears to be complete with the watercourse running through it. It has not yet been covered up by the motorway embankment. In the middle of the picture Gorton Brook underbridge is nearing completion; at the top, the M61 interchange is visible.
Structure 15 (Gorton Brook underbridge)
Structure 15a (Gorton Brook culvert)
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