M61 interchange, overhead view west, 12 January 1995
M61 interchange, view west (see all photos of the same view)
The first earthworks and foundations for the viaduct across the M61 are seen in more detail here. Two rows of bridge piers have been completed and a third is being formed inside scaffolding.
Structure 14/14a (M61 interchange bridges)
M61 motorway
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