Cuerden footbridge, view west, 10 January 1996

Cuerden footbridge, view west (see all photos of the same view)

The new footbridge is complete and in use, and its approaches have been surfaced. Embankments on either side are yet to be seeded for grass. Underneath, dashed lines replace the hard shoulder line on the M6 where the sliproads to the M65 will join.

Date
Direction of view
West
Structures visible

Structure 6a (Cuerden footbridge, M6)

Roads visible

M6 motorway

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