View west from Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge to Sandy Lane, 17 July 1996

View west from Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge to Sandy Lane (see all photos of the same view)

The canal bridge is a hive of activity as layers of the new road surface are laid. In the distance, Marsh Farm and Marsh Lane bridges are taking shape.

Date
Direction of view
West
Structures visible

Structure 17 (Marsh Lane overbridge)

Structure 17a (Marsh Farm overbridge)

Structure 19 (Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge)

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Harry Yeadon

A civil engineer, working principally in the North West of England, responsible for many of the area's motorways.