View west from Marsh Lane to Sandy Lane, 3 April 1995
View west from Marsh Lane to Sandy Lane (see all photos of the same view)
Marsh Lane is at the bottom of the picture, where work has yet to start on the new bridge. In the middle, the site for Hill House Farm bridge can be seen, and Sandy Lane is in the distance.
Structure 16 (Sandy Lane overbridge)
Structure 16a (Hill House Farm overbridge)
Structure 17 (Marsh Lane overbridge)
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