View east from Riley Green interchange to Stanworth rock cutting, 10 January 1996

View east from Riley Green interchange to Stanworth rock cutting (see all photos of the same view)

From here the scale of the embankment carrying the motorway from Riley Green towards Stanworth can be seen. It has now reached approximately its full height. In the distance, the vast work compound is visible.

Date
Direction of view
East
Structures visible

Structure 20/20a (Riley Green interchange bridges)

Roads visible

A674 Chorley Road

A675 Bolton Road

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