Marsh Farm and Marsh Lane overbridges, view west, 21 October 1996
Marsh Farm and Marsh Lane overbridges, view west (see all photos of the same view)
Both these bridges - Marsh Lane at the top of the picture and Marsh Farm at the bottom - now have a deck, but no parapets or guard rails, and both are awaiting earthworks to form their full approach ramps.
Structure 17 (Marsh Lane overbridge)
Structure 17a (Marsh Farm overbridge)
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