Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge, view north, 12 December 1997

Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge, view north (see all photos of the same view)

Several works vans are on site at the canal bridge, presumably carrying out some last-minute inspections or tidying work before the motorway opens to traffic.

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

Structure 19 (Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge)

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