M6 interchange, view east, 12 December 1997

M6 interchange, view east (see all photos of the same view)

The completed M6/M65 interchange is enormous in scale. It's carrying light traffic here, but the M65 is not actually open yet - these vehicles are travelling between the M6 and the A6, a route that now involves passing around the new roundabout.

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

Structure 4/4a/4c (M6 interchange bridges)

Roads visible

M6 motorway

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