M61 interchange and Brindle Road overbridge, view south, 29 April 1996
M61 interchange and Brindle Road overbridge, view south (see all photos of the same view)
This wider view shows not just the new interchange, but also the significant work along the sides of the M61 to extend the existing motorway embankment to support the new sliproads to the junction.
Structure 10a (Brindle Road overbridge, M61)
Structure 14/14a (M61 interchange bridges)
M61 motorway
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