M6 interchange and Cuerden footbridge, view north, 12 December 1997

M6 interchange and Cuerden footbridge, view north (see all photos of the same view)

The new interchange with the M6 is linked to the existing roundabout on the A6 at junction 29, and involved substantial earthworks as well as the long viaduct across the motorway.

Date
12 December 1997 (see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
North
Structures visible

Structure 4/4a/4c (M6 interchange bridges)

Structure 6a (Cuerden footbridge, M6)

Roads visible

M6 motorway

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