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.
Structure 19 (Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge)
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Rainbow Signals
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