Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge, view east, 4 October 1994

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

A temporary bridge has been placed across the canal to allow access from one part of the worksite to another. The future motorway bridge crossing the canal will be built to its left.

Date
Direction of view
East
Structures visible

Structure 19 (Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge)

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