A49 underbridge, view south, 12 December 1997
A49 underbridge, view south (see all photos of the same view)
The bridge across the A49 can be seen here, along with the footbridge across the M6 that was built to move a footpath out of the way of the M6 interchange.
Date
12 December 1997
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
South
Structures visible
Structure 5 (A49 underbridge)
Structure 6a (Cuerden footbridge, M6)
Roads visible
A49 Wigan Road
M6 motorway
What's new
The long way round
When a road is closed, why isn't the diversion route just the quickest way past the closure?
Signs and sensibility
The one great attempt to make London’s streets logical - and how one retired chauffeur’s favourite routes changed the way you get around the capital.
A bridge under troubled bridges
A bridge that was ruined by another bridge, and a type of highway planning beyond any of the UK’s worst nightmares.
Have you seen...
Roundabouts
The UK has been driving in circles for a hundred years now, and this humble road junction has become part of British culture. Just what is so special about roundabouts?
