Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge, view north, 21 October 1996
Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge, view north (see all photos of the same view)
The canal bridge has been complete for some time; it now has two carriageways laid across it and some road markings are in place.
Date
21 October 1996
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
North
Structures visible
Structure 19 (Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge)
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