View west from M61 towards Tramway Lane, 14 February 1997
View west from M61 towards Tramway Lane (see all photos of the same view)
The motorway carriageways have been surfaced on the approach to the viaduct, but there is not yet a surface on the viaduct itself. It looks likely the right-hand side (from this perspective) will be done first, as the haul road through the site is running on the left.
Structure 14/14a (M61 interchange bridges)
M61 motorway
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