Walton Summit Motorway, looking east, 21 October 1996

Walton Summit Motorway, looking east (see all photos of the same view)

The Walton Summit Motorway is seen here closed to traffic, with some heavy plant positioned on the road and the roundabout in the distance. The M61 interchange is now taking shape, though not all of the new roundabout has yet been laid out.

Date
Direction of view
East
Structures visible

Structure 14/14a (M61 interchange bridges)

Roads visible

M61 motorway

Walton Summit Motorway

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The sunlit uplands

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