M6 interchange and Cuerden footbridge, view north, 4 October 1994
M6 interchange and Cuerden footbridge, view north (see all photos of the same view)
The original Cuerden footbridge can be seen in the middle ground, due to be demolished shortly to make way for the M6 interchange. The new Cuerden footbridge is just out of the bottom of the picture.
Structure 4/4a/4c (M6 interchange bridges)
Structure 6a (Cuerden footbridge, M6)
M6 motorway
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