Marsh Farm overbridge, view east, 12 January 1995
Marsh Farm overbridge, view east (see all photos of the same view)
THe first foundation works for Marsh Farm bridge are at the bottom of the picture. Marsh Lane crosses in the middle distance and at the top of the picture the Leeds-Liverpool Canal is just visible.
Structure 17 (Marsh Lane overbridge)
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Abbreviations
How do you describe a road? One way is to use these engineering abbreviations, much loved by the UK's community of road enthusiasts.
