A6 overbridge, view east, 2 June 1996
A6 overbridge, view east (see all photos of the same view)
Between the A6 (at the bottom of the picture) and the M61 (in the distance) work is progressing to build the motorway carriageways. At the very bottom of the frame, one line of the top layer of tarmac has been laid on the right-hand carriageway.
Structure 7 (A6 overbridge)
Structure 8 (Tramway Lane underbridge)
A6 Preston Road
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