View east from Marsh Lane to Leeds-Liverpool Canal, 17 July 1996
View east from Marsh Lane to Leeds-Liverpool Canal (see all photos of the same view)
Marsh Farm bridge is at the bottom of the picture. Just beyond it, a farm track crosses the motorway formation. As soon as the bridge is finished, the track can be removed and the road bed completed.
Structure 17a (Marsh Farm overbridge)
Structure 19 (Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge)
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