Hill House Farm and Sandy Lane overbridges, view east, 16 October 1995
Hill House Farm and Sandy Lane overbridges, view east (see all photos of the same view)
The new bridge at Hill House Farm is taking shape at the bottom of the picture. In the distance, the diversion at Sandy Lane can be seen, but the new bridge there is not yet much in evidence.
Date
16 October 1995
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
East
Structures visible
Structure 16 (Sandy Lane overbridge)
Structure 16a (Hill House Farm overbridge)
Roads visible
B5256 Sandy Lane
What's new
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