Stanworth Farm underpass, view east, 16 October 1995

Stanworth Farm underpass, view east (see all photos of the same view)

The underpass at Stanworth Farm is largely complete and visible at the very bottom of the picture. Further up, the future road bed is being used to store material that will be used for embankments.

Date
Direction of view
East
Structures visible

Structure 21 (Stanworth Farm underpass)

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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.