View west from Sandy Lane to M61, 12 December 1997
View west from Sandy Lane to M61 (see all photos of the same view)
In this picture the length from Sandy Lane (at the bottom) and the M61 (at the top left) can be seen. As is the case on the rest of the project, the bridges here all have extra width to allow for future widening of the motorway.
Structure 16 (Sandy Lane overbridge)
Structure 16a (Hill House Farm overbridge)
B5256 Sandy Lane
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