M61 interchange, wide view north, 16 October 1995

M61 interchange, wide view north (see all photos of the same view)

The new viaduct across the M61 is progressing well, but work on the rest of the interchange is now held up by the old Brindle Road bridge, beyond the viaduct, which needs to be demolished before the new bridge to carry the roundabout can be built.

Date
Direction of view
North
Structures visible

Structure 10a (Brindle Road overbridge, M61)

Structure 14/14a (M61 interchange bridges)

Roads visible

M61 motorway

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Harry Yeadon

A civil engineer, working principally in the North West of England, responsible for many of the area's motorways.