M6 interchange, view east, 21 October 1996
M6 interchange, view east (see all photos of the same view)
Work to complete the deck of the viaduct is ongoing, with concrete being poured at the far end. To the left, the earthworks surrounding the smaller bridge are yet to be completed, and little work has yet been done to form the new roundabout.
Date
21 October 1996
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
East
Structures visible
Structure 4/4a/4c (M6 interchange bridges)
Roads visible
M6 motorway
What's new
The long way round
When a road is closed, why isn't the diversion route just the quickest way past the closure?
Signs and sensibility
The one great attempt to make London’s streets logical - and how one retired chauffeur’s favourite routes changed the way you get around the capital.
A bridge under troubled bridges
A bridge that was ruined by another bridge, and a type of highway planning beyond any of the UK’s worst nightmares.
Have you seen...
Preston Bypass
The very first motorway was eight miles of relief for the Lancashire town of Preston. It goes without saying that there's an interesting story to be told about it.
