Bamber Bridge roundabout, view south, 20 July 1995
Bamber Bridge roundabout, view south (see all photos of the same view)
The new link road to the M65 is well advanced, with a tarmac surface visible, but the terminal roundabout it leads to is still awaiting the completion of earthworks.
Date
20 July 1995
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
South
Roads visible
A582 Lostock Lane
A6 Preston Road
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A bridge under troubled bridges
A bridge that was ruined by another bridge, and a type of highway planning beyond any of the UK’s worst nightmares.
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