Cuerden embankment, view west, 3 April 1995

Cuerden embankment, view west (see all photos of the same view)

Work has started to create Cuerden embankment, which fills the bottom part of the picture, though at this point it is only a fraction of its eventual height. At the very bottom, Lostock culvert has been finished, but is still mostly uncovered.

Date
Direction of view
West
Structures visible

Structure 4/4a/4c (M6 interchange bridges)

Roads visible

M6 motorway

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