Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge, view north, 12 January 1995
Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge, view north (see all photos of the same view)
Walls are being built up on the banks of the canal to form the future motorway bridge, with the temporary bridge positioned to the south just out of the way. On the left side of the water, concrete is being poured, and on the right a crane is maneouvring shuttering panels into position.
Structure 19 (Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge)
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